From 1923 to 1930, over 24,000 Mennonites fled the Soviet Union, having survived years of war, violence, hardship, and trauma. The Russländer commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of […]
The Russländer Exhibit – 100th Anniversary
Exhibits and Galleries
Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns
About the Exhibit: Since 2001, Margruite Krahn has been unearthing historical floor patterns in Mennonitehousebarns, documenting historical patterns from villages all over southern Manitoba. Herresearch has taken her from Manitoba […]
Leaving Canada: ‘The Mennonite Migration to Mexico’
Exhibit Dates: June 4, 2022 to November 30, 2022 Exhibit Opening: June 5th Description: On March 1, 1922, a large group of Old Colony Mennonites gathered at the railway station […]
Mennonites at War
Mennonites have a long-standing history of meeting violence with non-resistance. At various times, like in the 1870s when, faced with the threatened loss of military exemption in Russia, more than […]
MCC 100 Years
Celebrate a century of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) with Mennonite Heritage Village’s exhibit MCC 100 Years. 2020 marks the centennial anniversary of MCC, a non-profit charity established in 1920 with […]
The Russländer Exhibit
From 1923 to 1930 over 24,000 Mennonites fled the Soviet Union, having survived years of war, violence, hardship, and trauma. The Russländer explores the lives and stories of these immigrants […]
The Art of Mennonite Clocks
The Art of Mennonite Clocks An Exhibition of Mennonite Wall Clocks and Their Stories Spanning More Than Two Centuries The exhibition showcases 33 clocks and their stories. Mennonite Heritage Village […]
About the Galleries
Main Gerhard_Ens Auditorium Art Hall At the Village Center we house a Main Gallery. This gallery features the history of the Mennonites from the 1500s to the present day. We […]
A History of the Mennonite Faith
Explore a turn-of-the century Russian Mennonite street village on our 40 acre site. Taste traditional Mennonite fare at the museum’s Livery Barn Restaurant, and explore a classic Mennonite housebarn and […]
Storied Places Photography Exhibit
Explore Storied Places through the eyes of local students in both Elementary School as well as Highschool. See their Storied Places in their photo essays on display in the Auditorium […]
Nice Women Don’t Want the Vote
May 19, 2017 to June 9, 2017 Gerhard Ens Gallery Outlines the historical context of the Suffragist movement and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Manitoba women winning the right to […]
Storied Places
July 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 Gerhard Ens Gallery Storied Places will provide a basis for discussion about how everyone – immigrants and their descendants, Mennonites and non-Mennonites – […]