Vesterheim Benefit Auction 2023
Get ready for Vesterheim's 2023 Benefit Auction! Items are available to view now here. This year, the auction includes 78 items of one-of-a-kind folk-art by artists working in the Norwegian...
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Barnetimen Children’s Hour – October
Vesterheim welcomes preschoolers and their caregivers to Barnetimen Children’s Hour. Meet in the lobby of the museum’s Main Building to explore the museum and see how people have captured images...
Book Signing with Patrice Johnson
Meet historian, chef, and author Patrice Johnson for a book signing of Jul: Swedish American Holiday Traditions and Land of a 10,000 Plates! Johnson, AKA Nordic food geek and meatball...
Bokprat: Hunger by Knut Hamsun
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College’s Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a regular bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. In October, we'll...
In Trunks, Hands, and Hearts
Join the Daughters of Norway Eva Nansen Lodge and Vesterheim Collection Manager Jennifer Kovarik to explore the immigrant experience through stories associated with artifacts in Vesterheim’s collection. Between 1825 and...
Vesterheim Filmprat: John, the Last Cowboy Viewing
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Vesterheim Filmprat: John, the Last Cowboy Viewing
[vc_custom_heading text="Screening on Friday, November 10 (7:00-9:00 pm CT) Discussion on Saturday, November 11 (1:00 pm-2:15 pm CT)" use_theme_fonts="yes" el_class="medium-heading bold"][vc_custom_heading text="Location: Film viewing is hybrid – in-person in Vesterheim...
Exploring Viksdal Style Rosemaling
Viksdalmaling is not fanciful with Telemark scrolls and imaginative flowers but instead with twisted tongues, elongated teardrops, moons and circles, and plenty of crosses. Viksdalmaling is rich in symbolism and history, yet...
The Norwegian Mayflower: The Voyage of the Restauration
Join Sons of Norway Restauration Lodge and former Vesterheim Trustee Dale Goodman! The meeting will be held in-person at Ascension Lutheran Church, 2210 Grand Avenue in Marion, Iowa. Dale will...
Vesterheim From Home: Member Event 2023
Cozy up with a cup of cocoa or tea and get ready for the holiday season with Vesterheim. Vesterheim members will enjoy: • An exciting insider update from Vesterheim President Chris Johnson,...