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Quad Cities Museum Week

June 13, 2023 |
 10:00 am -
 4:00 pm
FREE

Learn More Here

Join us for Quad Cities Museum Week and enjoy free admission, hands-on activities, and special prizes!

QC, THAT’S WHERE THERE’S A MUSEUM FOR EVERYONE!

Big and small, our Quad Cities’ museums are packed full of adventure, discovery, and fun. There is a museum in the QC to meet everyone’s interests, from art, science, and technology, to local, national, and world history. There are exhibits and stories just waiting for you to discover.

2023 marks the 8th year of Quad Cities Museum Week. It’s all about celebrating our region’s museums, unique collections, and importance to the QC.

During Quad Cities Museum Week, local museums offer discounts, special events/exhibits, or tours, making it the perfect time for families and friends to get out and explore.

During QC Museum Week, the GAHC&M will be offering free admission. We will also have a special station on our 4th floor space with activities for children, make and take crafts, and interactive learning opportunities with artifacts from our education collection. Visitors will be able to touch helmets and equipment used during World War I, learn about German holidays, and explore immigration history as well as local history in an engaging way.

Come on out and explore! Post your Museum Week experiences on social media using #QCMuseumWeek.

New this year, pick up a Museum Week Pass at any museum and have it stamped when you visit a museum during this special celebration. Visit at least 3 museums and drop your pass in the provided boxes that will be available at every museum. Three lucky winners will be drawn to receive a QC Museum Week gift basket.

Find out more at www.qcmuseumweek.com.

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German American Heritage Center and Museum

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

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The museum opened in 2000, but before that, it was a hotel! Opened in the 1860s, the hotel housed thousands of German immigrants as they arrived in the Quad Cities. 

It remained a hotel until 1990, then the organization purchased the building in 1994 and began renovations to transform it into a museum. The last photo is from 1995.

The museum opened in 2000, but before that, it was a hotel! Opened in the 1860s, the hotel housed thousands of German immigrants as they arrived in the Quad Cities.

It remained a hotel until 1990, then the organization purchased the building in 1994 and began renovations to transform it into a museum. The last photo is from 1995.
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Our next Kaffee und Kuchen program is this Sunday, November 15th, and we will dig into the history of the Dragoon Trail in Iowa. Dr. Kevin Mason, Professor at UNI will share how Iowa's prairies and wetlands evolved into the farms, towns, and highways we know today. Blending environmental history, Indigenous perspectives, and the spirit of firsthand travel, this engaging presentation reveals how Iowa’s landscape still echoes with the stories of its past.

Free and open to the public! RSVP online or walk ins welcome.
1:30 pm refreshments
2:00 pm program
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Our next Kaffee und Kuchen program is this Sunday, November 15th, and we will dig into the history of the Dragoon Trail in Iowa. Dr. Kevin Mason, Professor at UNI will share how Iowa`s prairies and wetlands evolved into the farms, towns, and highways we know today. Blending environmental history, Indigenous perspectives, and the spirit of firsthand travel, this engaging presentation reveals how Iowa’s landscape still echoes with the stories of its past.

Free and open to the public! RSVP online or walk ins welcome.
1:30 pm refreshments
2:00 pm program
@notesoniowa
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Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 5 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.

Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 5 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.
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Open
Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 4 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.

Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 4 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.
…

Open
Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 3 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.

Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 3 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.
…

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Have you ever wanted to travel to Germany? Join us this Sunday November 1st at 2:00 pm for an information session about the German American Heritage Center and Museum's upcoming trip to Germany in July 2028. Learn about the Emerald Cruises Wines of the Rhine and Moselle trip including itinerary, accomodations, pricing, and special offers when you book through the Museum. This is an informational session only with no commitment necessary. Bring your questions!

This session will be hybrid and recorded. The meeting will also be available on Zoom. RSVP online, link in the comments.

Have you ever wanted to travel to Germany? Join us this Sunday November 1st at 2:00 pm for an information session about the German American Heritage Center and Museum`s upcoming trip to Germany in July 2028. Learn about the Emerald Cruises Wines of the Rhine and Moselle trip including itinerary, accomodations, pricing, and special offers when you book through the Museum. This is an informational session only with no commitment necessary. Bring your questions!

This session will be hybrid and recorded. The meeting will also be available on Zoom. RSVP online, link in the comments.
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Open
Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 2 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.

Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 2 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.
…

Open
Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 1 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.

Guests Who Never Checked Out: Peggy Treese, Part 1 of 5
Follow along this week to learn about the mystery of Peggy Treese. She was staying at the Standard Hotel when her body was found on September 30th 1947 on Credit Island. Her m*rder was never solved and still remains a mystery.
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German American Heritage Center & Museum
712 W 2nd St.
Davenport, IA 52802

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712 W 2nd St.
Davenport, IA 52802
Tuesdays – Saturdays open 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
Closed Mondays

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