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...
Find out all about sprang, an ancient textile method that dates as far back as the Bronze Age! Fiber artist Carol James will give the presentation Sprang—What Is It? in the Amdal-Odland Heritage Center at 523 W. Water St. This event is free and open to the public. Sprang has recently been “red-listed” by the...
The 12 historic buildings in Vesterheim’s Open Air Division can be viewed by guided tour from May 1 through Oct. 31. The tours are scheduled at 1:30 p.m. daily and are included with admission price. (Tours occasionally take place at different times. Please confirm tour time with a desk attendant upon your arrival, or call...
Visit Vesterheim! Enjoy free admission all day.
Join Dan Bussey, one of America's premier apple experts, for a special Norwegian apple-grafting workshop! We were inspired to offer this workshop by Knud Knudsen's incredible black and white photos of orchards that you can see in the exhibit Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration through the Lens of Knud Knudsen, open now at Vesterheim through...
Vesterheim is teaming up with the Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge #482 in Story City and Vesterheim members are invited! Kate Martinson, retired Luther College professor and Vesterheim volunteer and trustee, will present North Sea to South Seas: The Norwegian Sugar Cane Story. A little known chapter of the Norwegian-American immigrant story is of the...
Are you ready for a parade? Vesterheim welcomes you to a Syttende Mai celebration with a traditional Children’s Parade, a performance by Decorah’s Nordic Dancers, and other activities.
Syttende Mai is the day Norway ratified its constitution in 1814 at Eidsvoll.
Visit Vesterheim! Enjoy free admission all day.
The Scandinavian Music Jam continues! Stop by from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Vesterheim’s Bruening Visitor Center, 502 W. Water Street, to learn a tune, share a tune, jam with us, or just come to listen. Bring any instrument you play and join in. This informal music collaboration is great fun for all levels and happens...
The Scandinavian Music Jam continues! Stop by from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Vesterheim’s Bruening Visitor Center, 502 W. Water Street, to learn a tune, share a tune, jam with us, or just come to listen. Bring any instrument you play and join in. This informal music collaboration is great fun for all levels and happens...
Do you have painting pieces that you would like to finish, but need motivation to complete? Bring your UFO rosemaling or landscape art pieces and your supplies and gather with other rosemalers in an atmosphere of camaraderie. No formal instruction will be offered, but you’ll find mentorship from fellow rosemalers. The studio will be open...