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Margravial Opera House: World Heritage & Museum

Exhibition

The opera house exhibition takes you into the magnificent world of Baroque theatre. Explore margravial theatre culture: Bayreuth had and still has a range of special theatres from a lakeside stage to a grotto theatre. Make the acquaintance of the musically gifted Margravine Wilhelmine and participate as a guest at the pompous princely wedding of her daughter, Princess Elisabeth Friederike!

Discover the secrets of the Margravial Opera House: what do prefabricated furniture and the auditorium have in common? What did the theatre smell like during a performance in the 18th century? What sounds filled the auditorium? Immerse yourself in the illusionistic world of Baroque theatre: how does it feel to stand on a Baroque stage? Who worked on stage and behind the scenes? What invisible mechanism changed the sets and how were special effects produced? Have a go at doing it yourself! A functioning true-to-scale reconstruction of the stage is at your disposal. The exhibition offers all this and much more besides.

Young visitors are accompanied by little Carl, a historical figure who was the son of the ballet master Alexander Ludwig von Gontard and later became the ballet master himself and an architect. As a drawing and in animated form he acts as a guide through the permanent exhibition.

The Margravial Opera House: World Heritage & Museum is open to everyone. For this reason the needs of children and visitors with impairments were incorporated in the communication strategy according to the multi-sense principle. The exhibition area is thus equipped with a tactile guiding system, a musical station with a vibropad, and touch-, smell- and listening-based stations. In this way the museum is pre-programmed to provide fun for everybody!

Apropos programmed: a free app (Android / iOS) offers additional information, games and entertainment in various languages. An exciting guided tour with audio texts and videos provides you with an overview. Young visitors will meet Carl again in the app.

For guests with impairments, the app provides audio guides, audio descriptions and guided tours in sign language. There is also information in simplified language.