For a long time, the only aquavit an American could get was imported from either Denmark, Norway, or Sweden. In the mid 2000s, there was a surge of American distillers who began making the classic...
Learn about the "Black Fiddle" with Paul Sveinall before a performance on it by Nina Byttingsmyr. Søren Fleskåsen, called Reve-Søren, was a well-known fiddler from Vest-Agder, Norway. He made a...
Get ready for Vesterheim's 2024 Benefit Auction! Items will be available to view in the fall here. Each year, the auction includes one-of-a-kind folk-art by artists working in the Norwegian...
Vesterheim offers free admission the second Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy the museum! From May through October, there will be an indoor tour of the museum’s Main Building...
This exhibit showcases 21 original oil paintings by D. Sven Lindauer, which were printed in the first book of a series that he created about ancient Scandinavian history. Artist, author,...
Lars Idar Waage, photographer from Stavanger, Norway, will give a presentation on Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the Vesterheim Commons in connection with the exhibit A Dying Norway – in a...
A Dying Norway – in a Living America? Exhibit Opens on November 8, 2024. This exhibit of documentary photographs by Lars Idar Waage is a portrait of Stavanger, Illinois, by...
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! Free Second Saturdays are supported...
Enjoy Norwegian Christmas at Vesterheim with a Hardanger fiddle concert by Eden Ehm and a fiddle-making demonstration with Karen Rebholz. Eden Ehm’s interest in folk music and fiddling began during...
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! Free Second Saturdays are supported...
