11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Behind-the-Scenes tour with Vesterheim curators. Check out Vesterheim's state-of-the-art storage facilities and see an array of fine art and folk-art not currently on display.
Free First Thursdays
The first Thursday of every month Vesterheim offers free admission to the museum and a special event, sponsored by Decorah Bank & Trust Co. Check back for future scheduled events.
Gallery Talks
Last chance to view the exhibitions Norwegian-American Lutheran Colleges and The Peale Collection: Furniture from Hill Farm. Curators will talk about the exhibitions and answer questions from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
"From Norway to American and Back Again"
Explore the ongoing connections between Norway and American with presentations by Norwegian-Americans who have traveled to Norway, tours of the museum's Open Air Division, and the movie Crown Princess Martha: The American Story. More information coming soon.
Opening of the National Exhibition of Folk Art in the Norwegian Tradition.
Special event to be announced.
"Iowa's Martyr Regiment: The Story of the Thirty-eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry"
A presentation and book signing by author David Wildman.