Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center

Cause Area

  • Arts & Culture
  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Education & Literacy

Location

105 Seminary StreetPennsburg, PA 18073 United States
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Mission Statement

The mission of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret books, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Schwenkfelders, the people of southeastern Pennsylvania in general and the Perkiomen Valley in particular.

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The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center is a non profit organization dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of art and material culture of the people in SE Pennsylvania- with an emphasis on PA German culture. The museum houses the most important collection of fraktur in the United States and has a collection of Herbarium specimens, folk art paintings, rare books and 16-19thC European and American imprints. The center offers a variety of educational programming, tours, exhibits and events throughout the year.

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