Permanent Exhibits

Available year-round

Work and Hope

Visitors are introduced to the local Mennonite community through an introductory DVD, which begins with the early European history and continues to present day in eastern Pennsylvania. The Work and Hope exhibit begins with the Mennonite arrival in Penns Woods and continues chronologically through the Revolutionary War where it then becomes thematic.

Fraktur Gallery

The traditional illuminated manuscript art of the Pennsylvania Germans continues to inspire visitors. This exhibit features highlights from the Mennonite Heritage Center fraktur collection.

Changing Exhibits

These main exhibits change once or twice per year

Comforts of Home: Early Twentieth Century Farmhouse Furnishings

December 5, 2009-November 2010
Open House: Sunday, January 24, 2-5 pm

Life Center Gallery Exhibits

Smaller Short Term Exhibits

No Greater Love: Church of the Brethren Mission in China

August 24-November 2, 2010

Open House: Sunday, September 19 -- 2:00-5:00 pm
Presentation at 2:00 pm -- "Brethren China Experience" by Dr. Jeffrey Bach of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College

Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday 10 am to 2 pm
$5.00 Admission Donation. Handicap access to exhibits.