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Tours

Tours

Experience the museum with your friends, family, club, or classroom!

Our experienced docents and staff are glad to show you around our historic building and educational exhibits.

Private Tours

Museum Tours

Interested in booking a tour for your group? Our staff and docents can guide you through the permanent exhibition and two rotating exhibition galleries. For scheduling and rates, email inquiries to [email protected] or call 563-322-8844. 

Walking Tours

Interested in learning more about Davenport Architecture and History? We offer two types of Walking Tours that include a stroll through the city while learning more about the city and its vibrant history: “Architectural Tours” (offered May through September) and “Darker Side of Davenport Tours” (offered in October). For available dates, see our events page. For private scheduling and rates, email inquiries to [email protected] or call 563-322-8844.    

Accessible Tours

Seasonal Tours

Free tours are offered quarterly throughout the year. These docent guided tours feature our Permanent Exhibition as well as our Special Exhibitions (which rotate throughout the year). Check our events page for upcoming dates.

ASL Tours

ASL Tours are available by request. Contact us at [email protected] to schedule a tour with an ASL interpreter. 

"Sitting" Tours

We offer indoor, presentation-style versions of our Architecture and Darker Side Tours for those who do not want to walk the full routes. These are scheduled during the tour season and are posted on our event page. To access the recordings of these tours, contact [email protected].

Audio Tours

High-quality audio to guide you through our permanent exhibition!

Click below to listen to our audio tour of the permanent exhibition and learn about the experiences and impact of German immigrants to Scott County.

Virtual Tours

The German Immigrant Experience

Our virtual tour option lets visitors view the museum from the comfort of your home! Explore our permanent exhibition, The German Immigrant Experience by navigating with the space here.

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Museum exploring the German immigrant experience and history of Davenport and Iowa!

Open
🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 - 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 – 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
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🌭 See how the sausage gets made! (Kind of).

🍻 We’re still looking for volunteers for Oktoberfest Davenport to help make sure our event runs smoothly. No experience required! We are looking for extra hands to help with games, making pretzels, event experience, managing waste, and clean up. 

All volunteers get a free meal and two free drink tickets for helping out with the event. We have several shifts available from 11:30-3:30 and 3:30-7:30. Sign up online here: https://signup.com/go/ZoNdhni 

Call 563-322-8844 x105 or email aaron@gahc.org with questions.

🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 - 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

🌭 See how the sausage gets made! (Kind of).

🍻 We’re still looking for volunteers for Oktoberfest Davenport to help make sure our event runs smoothly. No experience required! We are looking for extra hands to help with games, making pretzels, event experience, managing waste, and clean up.

All volunteers get a free meal and two free drink tickets for helping out with the event. We have several shifts available from 11:30-3:30 and 3:30-7:30. Sign up online here: https://signup.com/go/ZoNdhni

Call 563-322-8844 x105 or email [email protected] with questions.

🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 – 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
…

Open
Germany, Year Zero is a portrait of an obliterated Berlin, seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy. Living in a bombed-out apartment building with his sick father and two older siblings, young Edmund is mostly left to wander unsupervised, getting ensnared in the black-market schemes of a group of teenagers and coming under the nefarious influence of a Nazi-sympathizing ex-teacher. Germany, Year Zero is a daring, gut-wrenching look at the consequences of fascism, for society and the individual.

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

Germany, Year Zero is a portrait of an obliterated Berlin, seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy. Living in a bombed-out apartment building with his sick father and two older siblings, young Edmund is mostly left to wander unsupervised, getting ensnared in the black-market schemes of a group of teenagers and coming under the nefarious influence of a Nazi-sympathizing ex-teacher. Germany, Year Zero is a daring, gut-wrenching look at the consequences of fascism, for society and the individual.

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv
…

Open
The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website (link in bio) or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website (link in bio) or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv …

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September is busy at the German American Heritage Center and Museum. Check out all of our events including Oktoberfest Davenport and Film Series at the Last Picture House. 🎥 🍿 🍻

September is busy at the German American Heritage Center and Museum. Check out all of our events including Oktoberfest Davenport and Film Series at the Last Picture House. 🎥 🍿 🍻 …

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Last chance to get your 5-film pass for "The Lost Years of German Cinema" film series which starts tomorrow, September 2nd. Join us at @thelastpichouse in downtown Davenport for our annual series. You can see all 5 films for $60, or individual films for $15 each. Link in bio.
The film schedule is: 

September 2 - THE THIRD MAN (1949)
Post-film discussion with Dr. Matthew Coomber

September 9 - FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948)
Post-film discussion with Linda Cook

September 16 - GERMANY, YEAR ZERO (1948)
Post-film discussion with Stacy Barton

September 23 - ONE TWO THREE (1961)
Post-film discussion with Dr. William Hampes

September 30 - THE LOST ONE (1951)
Post-film discussion with Dr. Lisa Seidlitz

Last chance to get your 5-film pass for "The Lost Years of German Cinema" film series which starts tomorrow, September 2nd. Join us at @thelastpichouse in downtown Davenport for our annual series. You can see all 5 films for $60, or individual films for $15 each. Link in bio.
The film schedule is:

September 2 – THE THIRD MAN (1949)
Post-film discussion with Dr. Matthew Coomber

September 9 – FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948)
Post-film discussion with Linda Cook

September 16 – GERMANY, YEAR ZERO (1948)
Post-film discussion with Stacy Barton

September 23 – ONE TWO THREE (1961)
Post-film discussion with Dr. William Hampes

September 30 – THE LOST ONE (1951)
Post-film discussion with Dr. Lisa Seidlitz
…

Open
Which Grimm’s Fairytale are you? 🍄🪾✨

Which Grimm’s Fairytale are you? 🍄🪾✨ …

Open
The German American Heritage Center and Museum and The Last Picture House are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website, link in the comments.

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and The Last Picture House are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website, link in the comments. …

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German American Heritage Center & Museum
712 W 2nd St.
Davenport, IA 52802

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Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
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712 W 2nd St.
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Tuesdays – Saturdays open 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
Closed Mondays

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