Free Admission to Luxembourg American Cultural Society Museum Announced for 1st Week of February

The Luxembourg American Cultural Society (LACS), a US-based non-profit organisation responsible for maintaining ties between Luxembourg and the United States of America, has announced that it is offering free admission to its Roots & Leaves Museum during the first week of February 2023, for all residents of Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington Counties.   

The Roots & Leaves Museum is filled with facts about Luxembourg, the world's only Grand Duchy. Guests can learn about Luxembourgish immigration to America as well as the impact Luxembourgish immigrants and their descendants have had and continue to have on life in the United States.

The museum is housed in the Mamer-Hansen Luxembourgian stone barn originally built in 1872 by Luxembourgish immigrant Jacob Mamer. The barn was carefully dismantled and moved from its original location in the Town of Port Washington in 2005, then rebuilt to house the museum at 100 Peter Thein Avenue in Belgium, which officially opened in 2009. 

Its exhibit panels, display cases, furnishings and artwork were all gifts from the people of Luxembourg through the country's Ministry of Culture and were crafted by Luxembourgish artisans. 

The Cultural Center is also home to the J B Krier Wellkomm Centre, featuring the Luxembourg American Family Tree - a sculpture created in Luxembourg. The Dooley-Wagner Research Center is another unique facet of the Luxembourg American Cultural Center. The Research Center is the largest research centre for Luxembourg studies and genealogy outside of the Grand Duchy.

The offer for free admission is available during the centre's regularly scheduled open hours: 10:00 to 16:00, from Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 February 2023. Proof of residency is required for free admission.