The third installation of engraved bricks has been installed outside the Haus on Moss Street outside the back terrace.
Orders for the fourth set of commemorative bricks is now open.
Honor the memory of an immigrant ancestor or your own commitment to the building of the new Haus.
More information at Brick Order
Celebrate the start of 2020 with a new year’s dinner show featuring the Viennese Operetta Ensemble in song and dance. The show, produced by native New Orleanian Robert Wagner who lived in Vienna for 17 years, features singers, dancers and string musicians from the region.
Saturday, January 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm. Online ticket sales through December 31.
Did you know that you can thank Germany (not Hallmark) for bringing some traditions to Christmas as we know it?
Christmas Tree – The Germans started the tradition of decorating the Tannenbaum originally with fruits and trinkets, and then wax candles. We have come a long way creatively since when it comes to holiday tree decorating!
Gingerbread Houses – based on a holiday tradition in German Opera houses to build miniature replicas of the gingerbread story from Hansel and Gretel that spread to bakeries.
Nutcrackers – the Nutcracker was the hero of an early 19th-century story by Berlin’s E.T.A. Hoffman, which was later adapted for the famous Russian ballet. Carving of the actual nutcracker figures began in rural Germany and was known for its incredible detail and artistry.
Advent Calendar – at the beginning of the 19th century, the Advent calendar started as a written way to count down the days until Christmas. Gerhard Lang eventually started printing Advent calendars and later added little doors to reveal the date or the scripture.
Deutsches Haus will be celebrating the holidays with events that will bring German traditions to the banks of Bayou St. John.
