…Oppdal, Os, Østerdal, Hallingdal, Sogn, Nordfjord, Rococo, Romsdal, Telemark/Raudsaumsmaling, Trøndelag, Valdres, Viksdal, Vest-Agder. The rosemaling must cover an area of at least 8 inches in diameter and must contain enough…
Embellishment
…class listings (woodworking, rosemaling, knifemaking, blacksmithing, jewelry, weaving, embroidery, quilting, and fiber arts), or created in other mediums that celebrate traditional Norwegian embellishment. Highlight the artist’s unique and personal technical…
Folk Art School
…and videos on fiber arts, textiles, rosemaling, painting, woodworking, and knifemaking. There are also tools and patterns for woodworking; brushes, paints, and patterns for rosemaling; and beautiful hand-made woodenware ready…
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…2023, to December 31, 2023. Vennskap, which was established in 2021, solely recognizes and celebrates unrestricted gifts of cash and securities to the Vesterheim Annual Fund. Gifts-in-kind, campaign gifts, membership…
Vesterheim Featured Program on Viking.TV Experience Channel
…It is accessible on the internet and free to everyone. Each week, Viking.TV features live programs from a variety of experts, cultural partners, and notable individuals. On “Museum Mondays,” viewers…
Member Spotlight: Jim and Kathleen Almelien
…become familiar faces to many in Vesterheim’s folk-art community, thanks to their frequent attendance of online classes, presentations, and events. Since Vesterheim’s online programming began in July of 2020, Jim…
Museums for All Program
…U.S. are reaching their entire communities. More than 850 institutions participate in the initiative, including art museums, children’s museums, science centers, botanical gardens, zoos, history museums, and more. Participating museums…
Vesterheim Welcomes New Trustees – 2020
…a collaboration between Clifton, Texas, and Tysvær, Norway. Peerson, who emigrated from Tysvær, Norway, is known as the “Father of Norwegian Immigration to America,” and he lived on the Texas…
Plan Your Visit
…The TradeWind This 25-foot sailboat, the smallest known sailboat to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean without assistance, was sailed by two brothers who left Kristiansand, Norway, on March 27, 1933,…