Iwalewahaus

Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth, is a place for the production and presentation of contemporary art. By doing exhibitions, academic research and teaching, by taking care of the collection and the archive as well as providing residencies for artists, recent developments in contemporary and Diaspora culture are presented and refined together with artists and institutions.
iwalewa.uni-bayreuth.de
+49 921 5545 00
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Email: iwalewa@uni-bayreuth.de
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: research institute and gallery at the University of Bayreuth dedicated to contemporary African and diaspora art, culture, and music; which holds the largest institutional collection of contemporary African art in Europe
  • Address: Wölfelstraße 2, Bayreuth, 95444

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Margravial Opera House and Synagoge Bayreuth.

Theater building
Photo: Chianti, FAL.
The is a Baroque opera house in the town of , . Built between 1745 and 1750, it is one of Europe's few surviving theatres of the period and has been extensively restored.

Synagogue
Photo: Chianti, FAL.
is a synagogue.

Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Iwalewahaus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moritzhöfen and Sankt Georgen.

Suburb
Photo: Roehrensee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is an 18th-century planned new town, today a district of the city of in .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Iwalewahaus

Latitude
49.94484° or 49° 56′ 41″ north
Longitude
11.57864° or 11° 34′ 43″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Universität Bayreuth - Afrikazentrum
Open location code
8FXHWHVH+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34590369
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1550575
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Iwalewahaus” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Iwalewahaus”
  • Chinese: “伊瓦连瓦屋”
  • French: “Iwalewahaus”
  • German: “Iwalewahaus”
  • Spanish: “Iwalewahaus”
  • Turkish: “IWalewahaus”

Notable Places Nearby

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