Four tapestries, woven in traditional Norwegian billedvev or “picture weaving,” for the historic Valley Grove Stone Church in rural Nerstrand, Minnesota, will be on exhibit in the Vesterheim Commons while the church is closed for the winter. The Valley Grove Preservation Society commissioned Vesterheim Gold Medalist Robbie LaFleur of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to design and weave the tapestries...
Be transported back in time through words and photos from a 10-week-long trip Andrew and Elise Hoiness took to Norway in 1908. Using visuals from postcards as well as the messages in those and in letters home to family members in Iowa, you will get a sense of the realities of travel at the time...
Vesterheim offers free admission the second Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy the museum! Special exhibits open are listed here. There's always something new! This program is supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Bill and Kathi Wild.
Join Vesterheim on Zoom for a free webinar, “Fiddlesisters – The History of Female Fiddlers in Norwegian Fiddle Tradition from 1700s until Today" with Benedicte Maurseth. Benedicte Maurseth is a well-established and esteemed performer and composer on Norway's music scene. She has studied with Hardanger fiddle master Knut Hamre for close to 30 years and...
Vesterheim welcomes preschoolers and their caregivers to Barnetimen Children’s Hour. Meet in the lobby of the museum’s Main Building to explore objects and stories in the museum’s collection and make fun art. During March’s program, we’ll closely look at the nature-inspired patterns of Ojibwe, Sámi, and Nordic artisans in the exhibit Leading With Our Hearts...
Vesterheim is seeking volunteers, and we’d love to meet you! Do you want to deepen connections in the Decorah community and make new friends? Do you want to further something you’re passionate about while learning something new? Do you love history and art? There are so many ways to be involved. This training focuses on...
Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration through the Lens of Knud Knudsen by Chief Curator Laurann Gilbertson Zoom Presentation Join Sons of Norway Vestland Lodge 1-601 as they host Chief Curator Laurann Gilbertson for this engaging presentation about Emigration through the lens of Knud Knudsen. Why do people leave their homes in search of a better life?...
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a monthly bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. Join us in March for a discussion of The Night of the Scourge by Lars Mytting. A riveting and epic family drama set in WWII-era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's...
Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Chullo Knitting Traditions from Cusco, Peru is the third in the series and is led by Diana Hendrickson, the Director of Special Events at the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco in Peru. Registrants for this...
Join Luther College and Vesterheim for Migration Melodies: An Engaging Celebration of Music, Art, and Heritage in connection with Vesterheim’s exhibit Leading with Our Hearts: Nordic, Sámi, and Ojibwe Designs from Nature. Held in tandem with the 200th anniversary of Norwegian emigration to the U.S., this special event features the Luther student choir Aurora, performing songs inspired by...
