Past Exhibits: 1920: A Centennial Celebration of Women in Amana
1920: A Centennial Celebration of Women in Amana An Exhibit by the Amana Heritage Museum and the Amana Arts Guild. On display August 2020 – September 2022. The perseverance…
The Amana Heritage Museum exhibits pertain to the history of Amana and its associated religious group (The Community of True Inspiration) in Germany and America. The period of the collections covers ca. 1700 to the present, with emphasis on the communal period of Amana history (1855-1932).
Past Exhibits: WW1 Special Exhibit
WWI Special Exhibit AHS in collaboration with the Amana Arts Guild created a special exhibit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of WWI. The exhibit was on display in the Amana…
Library Archives
The library and archives contain works printed by the community and related volumes from the 18th century to the present. Manuscripts include thousands of letters by community members and by…
Artifacts
The strengths of the museum collections include artifacts from the 19th and early 20th centuries that were manufactured by the communal Amana Society. The Amana people produced approximately 75% of…
Museum Collections
The Amana Heritage Museum collections are comprised of approximately 12,000 objects and 10,000 archival pieces. The collections are housed in three historic, communal-era buildings. The collection policy of the museum…