Skip to content
  • Visit
    • TOURS
    • Accessibility
    • HOURS & LOCATION
    • BECOME A MEMBER
    • ADMISSION
    • GIFT SHOP
  • Exhibits
    • The German Immigrant Experience
    • Everyday Lives, Extraordinary Voices: Ruth Suckow’s Iowa
    • Shaped By Immigrants: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Learn
    • GAHC From Home
    • Internships
    • Volunteer
    • Resources
    • Translation Services
    • Book Discussions​
    • Blog
    • Travel
    • Stammtisch
  • Events
  • About
    • About Us
    • Collections
    • DEAI Statement
    • Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Newsletter
    • Contact Us
    • Media Kit
  • Private Events
  • Donate
  • Visit
    • TOURS
    • Accessibility
    • HOURS & LOCATION
    • BECOME A MEMBER
    • ADMISSION
    • GIFT SHOP
  • Exhibits
    • The German Immigrant Experience
    • Everyday Lives, Extraordinary Voices: Ruth Suckow’s Iowa
    • Shaped By Immigrants: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Learn
    • GAHC From Home
    • Internships
    • Volunteer
    • Resources
    • Translation Services
    • Book Discussions​
    • Blog
    • Travel
    • Stammtisch
  • Events
  • About
    • About Us
    • Collections
    • DEAI Statement
    • Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Newsletter
    • Contact Us
    • Media Kit
  • Private Events
  • Donate

Internships

Internships

Download our internship application here or apply online below

Internships are available for Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. 

Internships

Undergraduate and graduate level internships, independent study, and project opportunities are always available at the German American Heritage Center & Museum.

  • The museum works on an individual basis with the student, advisor and/or professor to ensure the student has a unique and enriching learning experience that fulfills their educational goals.
  • Emphasis areas include but are not limited to museum/interpretive studies, exhibitions, communications (marketing/public relations), education/curriculum, and business administration.
  • At this time we are unable to offer paid internships but we work with universities to make sure students receive credits for their work.
  • Internship offerings are limited each term but students can apply more than once.
  • In-person placements are preferred. Virtual internship opportunities are limited to our local university partners on a case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact us.

Deadlines

Please submit applications no later than the following dates: 

  • Fall Semester Internships (Sept-Dec) – August 1st
  • Spring Semester Internships (Jan-May) – December 6th
  • Summer Semester Internships (Jun – Aug) – April 1st

Application

Download a PDF of our internship application HERE.

or

Complete the application online HERE.

Click HERE to join our newsletter

ON INSTAGRAM
  • Follow Us!

German American Heritage Center and Museum

germanamericanheritagecenter

1,435 1,887

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

Open
🇩🇪🍻 Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed Oktoberfest on Saturday. We transformed our 4th floor into a beer hall to stay in from the rain! 

Thank you to our volunteers, staff, and everyone who made this event possible. A very special thank you to our sponsors whose support makes it possible for us to bring exciting cultural events to the Quad Cities. 

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Zimmerman Honda
VIP SPONSOR: Koehler Electric
BEER TENT SPONSOR: KQCJ Planet 93.9 with Dave & Darren
SITE SPONSOR: Downtown Davenport Partnership
MUSIC SPONSOR: Tyson Foods
STEINHOLDING CONTEST SPONSOR: Pinnacle Country Club
PRETZEL TABLE SPONSOR: Quad City Bank and Trust
WATER SPONSOR: Hy-vee
Professional sound services provided by Bill Lilleman.
Thank you to The Textures and Die Musikmeisters for providing music throughout the day. 

Proceeds from this event benefit the German American Heritage Center and Museum's operations, programs, and community outreach. Thank YOU to our community for showing up and supporting cultural institutions in the Quad Cities.

🇩🇪🍻 Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed Oktoberfest on Saturday. We transformed our 4th floor into a beer hall to stay in from the rain!

Thank you to our volunteers, staff, and everyone who made this event possible. A very special thank you to our sponsors whose support makes it possible for us to bring exciting cultural events to the Quad Cities.

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Zimmerman Honda
VIP SPONSOR: Koehler Electric
BEER TENT SPONSOR: KQCJ Planet 93.9 with Dave & Darren
SITE SPONSOR: Downtown Davenport Partnership
MUSIC SPONSOR: Tyson Foods
STEINHOLDING CONTEST SPONSOR: Pinnacle Country Club
PRETZEL TABLE SPONSOR: Quad City Bank and Trust
WATER SPONSOR: Hy-vee
Professional sound services provided by Bill Lilleman.
Thank you to The Textures and Die Musikmeisters for providing music throughout the day.

Proceeds from this event benefit the German American Heritage Center and Museum`s operations, programs, and community outreach. Thank YOU to our community for showing up and supporting cultural institutions in the Quad Cities.
…

Open
One, Two, Three is Billy Wilder’s breakneck Cold War farce, set in a West Berlin where Coca-Cola ambition collides with communist bureaucracy. James Cagney stars as C.R. “Mac” MacNamara, a high-pressure executive whose plans unravel when his boss’s daughter marries an East German communist. Bribes, disguises, fake titles, and rapid dialogue follow as Mac races to make the scandal disappear. Filmed as the Berlin Wall was rising in 1961, Wilder’s comedy captures a city (and a world) divided by ideology, even as it skewers the excesses of both capitalism and communism.
See One Two Three on Wedensday September 23rd at @thelastpichouse at 6 pm.
Get tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

One, Two, Three is Billy Wilder’s breakneck Cold War farce, set in a West Berlin where Coca-Cola ambition collides with communist bureaucracy. James Cagney stars as C.R. “Mac” MacNamara, a high-pressure executive whose plans unravel when his boss’s daughter marries an East German communist. Bribes, disguises, fake titles, and rapid dialogue follow as Mac races to make the scandal disappear. Filmed as the Berlin Wall was rising in 1961, Wilder’s comedy captures a city (and a world) divided by ideology, even as it skewers the excesses of both capitalism and communism.
See One Two Three on Wedensday September 23rd at @thelastpichouse at 6 pm.
Get tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv
…

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
…

Open
🌭 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 …

Open
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. 🎥 🍿 🍻 …

Open
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
…

VISIT US

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

HOURS

Tuesdays – Saturdays open 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
Closed Mondays
STAY CONNECTED
Instagram Facebook-f Twitter
Sign Up for our Newsletter
German American Heritage Center & Museum
712 W 2nd St.
Davenport, IA 52802
Tuesdays – Saturdays open 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
Closed Mondays

Newsletter

Subscribe to get all latest news, updates.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.