Bayreuth composer Richard Wagner, who lived in Bayreuth from 1872 until his death in 1883. Wagner's villa, "Wahnfried", was constructed in Bayreuth under the sponsorship of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and was converted after World War II into a Wagner Museum. In the northern part of Bayreuth is the Festival Hall, an opera house specially constructed for and exclusively devoted to the performance of Wagner's operas. The premieres of the final two works of Wagner's "Ring Cycle" ("Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung"); the cycle as a whole; and of "Parsifal" took place here. Every summer, Wagner's operas are performed at the Festspielhaus
Kunstmuseum Bayreuth II the old town hall was used as town hall again from 1945. With the construction of the modern town hall, opened in 1972, the building served as state police department. After Mayor won the foundation "Dr. Helmut and Constanze Meyer Kunststiftung" for Bayreuth, the building was chosen as the seat for the Kunstmuseum Bayreuth, opened in December 1999. Kunstmuseum Bayreuth The Kunstmuseum Bayreuth is a museum for modern art, opened in 1999 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. The historic rooms of the baroque former town hall present exhibitions with contemporary art and classical modern art. The offer includes guided tours,