For information about Vesterheim's education programs and a folk-art class list go to Vesterheim Lifelong Learning.
The first Thursday of every month Vesterheim offers free admission to the museum and a special event.
Come learn a tune, share a tune, jam with us, or just enjoy listening. From 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Vesterheim's Bruening Visitor Center, 502 W. Water Street. No charge. Recording device advised. For more info contact Rob Steinhofer ataccordionworks@yahoo.com.
Free First Thursday
Help us celebrate the reopening of the food preparation exhibition in the Main Building, which is on view just through the door from the lobby. Upgrading this area is part of ongoing improvements at Vesterheim. Come see what’s new; visit with Alison Dwyer, Vesterheim’s Collections Manager, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 3:00-4:00 p.m.; and enjoy a celebratory reception from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Come and see the great projects by Decorah area kids who participated in the Pioneer Immersion Program. From 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the museum's Main Building. Greeting at 5:30 p.m. Free museum admission all day. The exhibition will be open May 13-19.
We'll observe Norwegian Constitution Day with a street dance with the popular Scandinavian-American old-time dance band Foot-Notes in the evening on May 17 and a children’s parade with other activities on May 18.
Come learn a tune, share a tune, jam with us, or just enjoy listening. From 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Vesterheim's Bruening Visitor Center, 502 W. Water Street. No charge. Recording device advised. For more info contact Rob Steinhofer ataccordionworks@yahoo.com.
Free First Thursday
Enjoy a free, guided “Twilight Tour of theOpen Air Division” at 6:30 p.m. A visit to the picturesque museum grounds is a wonderful summer evening activity in Decorah. Other tours offered at the museum on June 6 include the Museum’s Main Building at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and an Open Air Division tour at 1:30 p.m.
As a tribute to this talented artist, Vesterheim will rename the Gathering Room in the Amdal-Odland Heritage Center as the Sigmund Aarseth Gathering Room. Reception with program from 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Free First Thursday
Activity to be announced.
Celebrate Norwegian folk art with great Norwegian and American artists.
Vesterheim has many activities planned for this fantastic city-wide celebration of Scandinavian traditions.
Upstart Crow Theatreworks, ArtHaus, and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum invite you to an original theatre production. Show times will be Friday, July 26, at 3:00 and 3:45 p.m. and Saturday, July 27, at 3:00, 3:45, and 4:30 p.m. in the museum’s Bethania Church at 113 North Mill Street. Admisson is free.
Free First Thursday
This is your chance to tour Vesterheim’s amazing storage facilities, where the majority of the collections are housed. An upcoming exhibition called Favorite Things is being planned 2014, and the curators want input from visitors. As part of this special event, we invite all visitors to tell us your favorite Vesterheim artifacts!
Free First Thursday
Activity to be announced.
Free First Thursday
Activity to be announced.
Free First Thursday
We will welcome winter and look forward to skiing with presenter Glenn Borreson, who will give a talk, From Telemark to Tamarack: Ski Jumping in Western Wisconsin, at 1:30 p.m. in the Gathering Room of the Amdal-Odland Heritage Center. We’ll also hold a ski-themed “Bonus Barnetimen” at 10 a.m., featuring Jan Brett’s book, Trouble With Trolls.
Celebrate the season with fantastic decorations, music, and food at the Hotel Winneshiek in Decorah, hosted by Decoarh Friends of Vesterheim.
Free First Thursday
Author Kathleen Ernst will present a special activity connected to her popular “Chloe Ellefsen” mystey series. If you haven’t heard, the fourth book in the series, due out later this year, is set at Vesterheim! More details about this event will be announced later.
This festive celebration features holiday traditions with a variety of music, demonstrations, folk art, stories, food, and hands-on experiences.