Established | 1959 |
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Location | 4740 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 P:773.561.9181 |
Website | http://dankhaus.com |
DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center is a cultural organization located in the Lincoln Square, Chicago community area. [1] Founded in Chicago in 1959, it seeks to preserve and promote German and German American culture. [2] The center contains the DANK museum, Scharpenberg art gallery, a library (Koegel Bibliothek), facilities for social gatherings, and offers German language classes. [3] It is a member organization of the Chicago Cultural Alliance.
The Cultural Center has its origins in the founding of the Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress ( German American National Congress, or DANK), an organization dedicated to German American welfare and culture. In German, Dank, as well as danke, is used in phrases expressing thanks. [4] The headquarters of the Congress is housed in the center. Also founded in 1959, largely through the work of Leonard Enders, editor of the German-language newspaper Abendpost und Sonntagspost, the congress has chapters in different areas of the United States. [5] [6]
The Cultural Center building was designed by architect Paul Gerhardt and built in 1927, as a multipurpose center for a social club. It still contains an Olympic-size swimming pool. It was purchased by DANK in 1967. [2]
Established | 1959 |
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Location | 4740 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 P:773.561.9181 |
Website | http://dankhaus.com |
DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center is a cultural organization located in the Lincoln Square, Chicago community area. [1] Founded in Chicago in 1959, it seeks to preserve and promote German and German American culture. [2] The center contains the DANK museum, Scharpenberg art gallery, a library (Koegel Bibliothek), facilities for social gatherings, and offers German language classes. [3] It is a member organization of the Chicago Cultural Alliance.
The Cultural Center has its origins in the founding of the Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress ( German American National Congress, or DANK), an organization dedicated to German American welfare and culture. In German, Dank, as well as danke, is used in phrases expressing thanks. [4] The headquarters of the Congress is housed in the center. Also founded in 1959, largely through the work of Leonard Enders, editor of the German-language newspaper Abendpost und Sonntagspost, the congress has chapters in different areas of the United States. [5] [6]
The Cultural Center building was designed by architect Paul Gerhardt and built in 1927, as a multipurpose center for a social club. It still contains an Olympic-size swimming pool. It was purchased by DANK in 1967. [2]