The ship Restauration set sail for America from Stavanger, Norway, on July 4, 1825, with 52 Norwegians aboard. To commemorate this bicentennial anniversary, Vesterheim presents a special exhibition focusing on Norwegian emigration,...
Come to Decorah for this festival event for the whole family!
Enjoy Norwegian Christmas at Vesterheim with a Hardanger fiddle concert by Eden Ehm. Eden Ehm’s interest in folk music and fiddling began during middle school and high school as the...
Everyone is invited to join Vesterheim and Luther College students for a free gallery talk about this new exhibit commemorating 200 years of Norwegian emigration! The ship Restauration set sail for America...
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a regular bokprat (book group), discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. December's...
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...
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...
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...
Join us online with the artists of Leading With Our Hearts: Nordic, Sami, and Ojibwe Designs from Nature! Alison Aune, Chi Ma’iingan, Laurel Sanders, Wendy Savage, Dr. Lisa Savage, and...
Join Sons of Norway Zone 7 and former Vesterheim Trustee Dale Goodman! This is an online meeting of Sons of Norway Zone 7. Dale will join the meeting remotely to...
