Ethnic Heritage Museum

Interesting

We had a great time touring the museum. It's very interesting and well taken care of. The staff was very knowledgeable and informative.

6 ethnic cultures shared with visitors

the heritage museum has 6 galleries that highlight diverse cultures that represent Rockford, Il. different exhibits throughout the year to demostrate what and who the cultures represent.

Check it out once

Give it a shot at least one time, beautiful place with many things to do, but only on days that there are planned events.

Minimal exhibits in a very small museum.

PROS:hometown memorabilias - most provided by the people of Rockford; kind volunteer docents; clean building and restrooms. One of the older buildings and was featured in a local newspaper as possibly...

Local history of immigrants!

You can learn about six different immigrant groups that settled in Rockford: African-American, Hispanic, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, and Polish. The displays are very interesting and change periodica...