Mennonite Heritage Village, Open-air and indoor museum in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada

Mennonite Heritage Village is a 17-hectare open-air museum outside Steinbach, Manitoba, with an outdoor village and indoor galleries. The village holds original Mennonite buildings, including housebarns, churches, a school, a blacksmith shop, a sawmill, stores, a grain elevator and a Dutch windmill. A sod hut represents the first shelter of new immigrants.

The collection began in the 1960s when a local collector gathered historical objects and opened a small museum in a store on Main Street. This project grew into a larger facility that records the story of Mennonite migration to Canada.

The museum shows how Mennonites practiced their faith and craft traditions in daily life through household objects and clothing on display. Visitors see the skills and values that shaped how this community worked and lived together.

The indoor museum operates year-round, while the outdoor village is open seasonally during warmer months. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since there is plenty of walking and some paths are unpaved.

Among the outdoor exhibits is a section of the Berlin Wall, displayed alongside the original sawmill that Mennonite conscientious objectors operated during their Alternative Service in World War II. The two sit near each other in the village, pairing a Cold War relic with a tool of wartime pacifist labour.