LOST GERMAN CHICAGO

The exhibition features art, artifacts, and memorabilia from within Chicago’s German-American community. The items record what has been lost in the Chicago German community while archiving and preserving that which has been entrusted to the DANK Haus.

Highlights include items from the following German Chicago landmarks:

• The Germania Club by the Oscar Mayer family
• Relics from the Deutsches Haus at the Columbian Exposition
• Hessen Verein standards
• Items from restaurants including the original Red Star Inn, Schulien’s Math Igler’s Casino, the Golden Ox, among others
• Delicatessen Meyer
• FC Hansa (german soccer club)
• The Schiller Liedertafel
• Schoenhofen Brewery
• Lincoln Park Turner Hall

BREWERS, BAKERS, AND BRATWURST 

A new permanent exhibition celebrating the German culinary tradition of Chicago's North Side. Highlights include memorabilia, photographs, and artifacts from Harry & Guenter Kempf famous Lincoln Square Restaurant, the Chicago Brauhaus.

Dive into the history behind Sauerkraut Boulevard in this interactive exhibit. Brewers, Bakers, and Bratwurst located on the second floor near the main offices.