The retail environment of the 21st century has undergone significant changes: shopping malls, once the definition of modern convenience and luxury, are struggling with many facing closure and redevelopment into mixed-use structures. In this exhibit, we will revisit the life and professional career of a bold visionary and one of America’s great urban planners: Victor […]
The ever-popular Alpine Singers, one of Washington, DC's premier a cappella groups, will be back at the German-American Heritage Museum on Thursday, April 16 from 7 - 9pm. Founded in 1996 by the late Herbert Traxler and his wife Carol Traxler, they perform a broad repertoire of Austrian and German music ranging from Volksmusik to Jodler, and from Baroque […]
Celebrate America250 with a PanEuropean Chamber Music Ensemble Please join the German-American Heritage Foundation & Museum and The United Church + Die Vereinigte Kirche for a special evening of chamber music with a selection of works by Austrian and German exile composers who spent the 1930s and 1940s in the United States. Featured composers include […]
It's a big anniversary year for the United States, and we are delighted to bring a series of lectures to you that highlight Colonial and Revolutionary War era contributions by German-speaking immigrants to you. Join us on Thursday, June 11 at 6 pm for a free lecture with Dr. Hannes Richter on the Salzburger Emigrants, […]
Join us for a virtual lecture on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6 pm ET with Historic Germanna's executive director Jennifer Hurst-Wender to learn about the fascinating story of one of Virginia's early settlements. Virginia is not only one of the original 13 colonies, it's also home to the very first permanent English settlement in […]