Located in Aliceville, Pickens County, the Aliceville Museum and Cultural Arts Center opened in February 1995. The museum features permanent exhibits on Camp Aliceville, a World War II German prisoner of war (POW) camp that operated from 1942 to 1945; the Aliceville Coca-Cola Bottling Company, which was active from 1910 to 1978; and an extensive collection of U.S. military uniforms and equipment.
In 1989, the Aliceville Area Chamber of Commerce invited former German POWs, American military guards, and American civilian employees associated with Camp Aliceville to a Friendship Reunion. As part of the reunion, a display of camp artifacts was assembled at the Aliceville Civic Center. When the artifacts were reassembled in 1993 for a 50th Anniversary Reunion, the need for a permanent home for the collection became apparent.

In addition to sponsoring a reciprocal trip to Germany in 1994 by about 45 Americans who had some association to Camp Aliceville, the museum has hosted a number of reunions. In 2002, an extensive collection of United States military veteran artifacts opened in the second building. This collection honors veterans of World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East conflicts. In 2008, a third adjacent building was purchased and now houses collections and exhibits related to the history of the city of Aliceville.

Within the Aliceville community, every effort has been made to build a broad base of community support across age, social, economic and racial lines. Some supporters make monetary contributions, some contribute artifacts, and others contribute time as tour volunteers to pursue an enhanced understanding of their local past and of the past that they share with former German POWs.