Event Series Cake Breaks

Cake Breaks

Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...

Celebrating “Rocks and Hard Places” with Vesterheim at Pulpit Rock

Pulpit Rock Brewing Company 207 College Dr, Decorah

Come raise a glass to Norwegian immigrants and navigating life’s hardships during a special reception at Pulpit Rock Brewing Company for Vesterheim Museum’s exhibition “Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration Through the Lens of Knud Knudsen.” The reception will be held from 7:00 until 8:30 on Friday evening, February 23. Come and go as you like....

Event Series Board Game Night

Board Game Night

Join Vesterheim, Games XP, and future close friends for Koselig Board Game Nights Board from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on January 23, February 27, and March 27 in the museum’s Main Building. When Norwegians want to get koselig, they play board games with close friends and family. Bring your favorite game to share, and come ready to learn to play new ones with new friends.

Event Series Cake Breaks

Cake Breaks

Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...

Koselig Song Circle with Song Leader Liz Rog

Join Liz Rog on March 1 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. to sing easy-to-learn songs that nourish the soul and uplift the spirit! No experience needed, all voices welcomed. We’ll learn songs by ear in a group setting that is safe and fun. Everyone can sing! Let's use our voices as a tool for building community and for...

What Is in a Spoon? Presentation by Jögge Sundqvist

​Join us for the presentation What Is in a Spoon? by woodworker Jögge Sundqvist on March 2, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the museum’s Bethania Church on Mill St. Free and open to the public. Refreshments served after the presentation. Jögge Sundqvist is teaching classes at Vesterheim’s Folk Art School in 2018. He is an...

Event Series Cake Breaks

Cake Breaks

Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...

Nordic Noir Film Night—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Vesterheim 502 W. Water St., Decorah, IA, United States

Settle in and get unsettled on March 13, 2018, with Vesterheim and Luther College’s Nordic Studies Program. The film starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Koselig exhibit in the museum’s Main Building and there will be an introduction and discussion led by members of the Nordic Studies Program. Parental guidance strongly suggested. This month’s film...

Event Series Cake Breaks

Cake Breaks

Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...

Håndverksted (Hand-craft Workshop)

Vesterheim is celebrating all things fiber! As a kickoff to the special exhibit, Koselig (opening at Vesterheim on December 1, 2017), we would like to invite all handwork/fiber art enthusiast to a new monthly gathering, called Håndverksted (pronounced hond-verks-ted). Håndverksted is a Norwegian word that describes a time for neighbors and friends to get together...