Hours & Events
Amana Heritage Museum:
Closed Right Now
| Monday - Friday | 11:00 AM — 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM — 3:00 PM |
High Amana General Store:
Closed Right Now
| Monday - Friday | 11:00 AM — 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM — 3:00 PM |
Homestead Church, Communal Kitchen & Cooper Shop Museum:
Closed Right Now
| Monday - Sunday | Closed |
May 2020
Museum Open for the Season
The Amana Heritage Museum and High Amana General Store will open to the public again on Friday, May 29th. We are taking safety precautions, sanitizing frequently, and doing social distancing. We recommend that guests wear masks while in our buildings. We hope to see you soon!
Find out more »July 2020
Communal Kitchen Takeout Meal July 15
$12
Stop by the Communal Kitchen in Middle Amana and pickup a tasty authentic meal at noon. You can then take it home with you or eat outside on the grounds. The Amana Meat Shop will make the meal from traditional Amana recipes. July 15th Menu Creamed Chicken Potato Dumplings Applesauce Hot Vegetable Cold SaladsDessert TBD Tickets will be available for purchase beginning July 8 After you have paid online, please keep your confirmation email. Print or show the…
Find out more »Communal Kitchen Takeout Meal July 22
$12
Stop by the Communal Kitchen in Middle Amana and pickup a tasty authentic meal at noon. You can then take it home with you or eat outside on the grounds. The Amana Meat Shop will make the meal from traditional Amana recipes. July 22nd Menu Swabian Meat Patties Pan Gravy Mashed Potatoes Hot Red Cabbage Cold Salads Dessert TBD Tickets will be available for purchase beginning July 15 After you have paid online, please keep your confirmation email.…
Find out more »Colonies in Bloom Garden Party
Along with the Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau, we are hosting the first Colonies in Bloom Garden Party! This fundraiser event will benefit our heritage museums. From 6pm-9pm on July 25th you will find jazz music from Blake Shaw & Dan Padley, along with food, drinks, and Kubb in the Amana Heritage Museum yard. Admission to the Garden Party is free! We would not be able to host this event without the support of the Bankhaus, our sponsor for…
Find out more »August 2020
Communal Kitchen Takeout Meal August 5
$12
Stop by the Communal Kitchen in Middle Amana and pickup a tasty authentic meal at noon. You can then take it home with you or eat outside on the grounds. The Amana Meat Shop will make the meal from traditional Amana recipes. August 5th Menu Creamed Chicken Potato Dumplings Applesauce Hot Vegetable Cold Salads Dessert After you have paid online, please keep your confirmation email. Print or show the email on your phone when you come to pickup your…
Find out more »Communal Kitchen Takeout Meal
$12
Stop by the Communal Kitchen in Middle Amana and pickup a tasty authentic meal at noon. You can then take it home with you or eat outside on the grounds. The Amana Meat Shop will make the meal from traditional Amana recipes. Aug 12 Ribs Crumbed Potatoes Hot Sauerkraut Navy Beans Pickled Beets Coffee Cake After you have paid online, please keep your confirmation email. Print or show the email on your phone when you come to pickup your…
Find out more »Communal Kitchen Takeout Meal August 19
$12
Stop by the Communal Kitchen in Middle Amana and pickup a tasty authentic meal at noon. You can then take it home with you or eat outside on the grounds. The Amana Meat Shop will make the meal from traditional Amana recipes. Aug 19 Swabian Meat Patties Mashed Potatoes Hot Red Cabbage Cottage Cheese Dessert After you have paid online, please keep your confirmation email. Print or show the email on your phone when you come to pickup your…
Find out more »September 2020
Apfelfest Takeout Meal
$20
Stop by the Amana Heritage Museum to pick up a special Apfelfest meal and support the Amana Heritage Society! We will have seating available in the museum yard if you'd like to eat on the grounds. Menu: Schweinshaxe (pork hock) Himmel und Erde (mashed apples and potatoes with bread crumbs) Rote Kraut (Hot Red Cabbage cooked with apple cider vinegar/Apfelwein) Gemischter Salat mit Äpfeln (a mixed salad with apples) Hessische Apfeltraum (Hessian Tiramisu) Purchase meals here
Find out more »October 2020
Harvest Fundraiser Raffle Ticket Drawing
$100
We feel the safest way to offer a fall fundraiser is to alter the regular Fall Harvest Dinner Fundraiser program we’ve offered in the past. This year, we plan to postpone our in-person event and silent auction. We believe this is the best way for all of us to move forward to better times as we adapt to the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic. Instead, we will offer the following for this year’s ticket purchase— A Facebook Live drawing on…
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History, Vines, and Hops Tour
$5
Sample wine, beer, and cheese on this fun history walking tour on Saturday, October 10. Visit local businesses and finish up your tour at the new Hotel Millwright. Tour begins at the Amana Heritage Museum at 2 pm and will last approximately one and half hours. $5 per person. A minimum of 8 guests to run the tour. As of 4pm October 9, the tickets are sold out.
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WW1 Special Exhibit
WWI Special Exhibit AHS in collaboration with the Amana Arts Guild created a special exhibit…
Library Archives
The library and archives contain works printed by the community and related volumes from the…
Museum Collections
The Amana Heritage Museum collections are comprised of approximately 12,000 objects and 10,000 archival pieces.…
The Amana Meteorite
“The Amana Meteorite of 1875” – permanent exhibit During the night of February 12, 1875 the Amana…