American Breweriana Association
ABA is America's most active Breweriana Association with almost 3000 members worldwide. Members receive a 48 Page Full Color Bi-Monthly Magazine, free Coaster offerings with each issue, 6 Free Exchanges, a Large Free Lending Library, and an Affordable Annual Meeting.
ABA-XXIX
Bloomington, MN
June 8-12, 2010 The 29th ABA Annual Meeting will be June 8-12, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Suites in Bloomington Minnesota. Plan now to attend and take the opportunity to enjoy old friends, establish new ones and have a relaxing time with fellow collectors. Watch this site for further registration details.
Exhibit Your Collection
The National Brewery Museum is primarily a venue for members of the American Breweriana Association to display brewery related history and advertising artifacts. Most of the items exhibited belong to our members and represent artifacts from many of the small breweries that are no longer in existence. The National Brewery Museum provides a venue for beer historians to perform research, for collectors to view artifacts, and to educate the public on the impact that the brewing industry has on our society through the decades.
We invite non-members from other breweriana organizations and clubs, brewery workers or their families, or independent collector’s to share their collections with the general public. You DO NOT have to donate your collection in order to display your artifacts, and we DO NOT charge you for the privilege to display your artifacts.
The exhibits must relate to a theme. For example, in the Welcome Center you find “Beer and Sports”, “Beer Goes to War”, “Responsible Drinking”, and “The Brewing Process” just to name a few. The exhibit must be annotated so the viewer understands what they are seeing. An exhibit can be set-up by an individual or by pooling artifacts from several individuals.
Most of the exhibits will have a display window lasting from 4 to12 months. This allows our museum to be refreshed, so each visit you will find something new. The time that the exhibit will be set-up and taken down will be determined by the owner(s) and the Museum Coordinator. You set-up your own display and you take it down on the dates agreed to.
The museum has controlled temperature and humidity conditioning and an advance security system to safeguard your artifacts. All artifacts registered in the museum data base will be insured against damage or loss.
If you are interested in displaying your brewery related artifacts or have questions please contact: