Vesterheim’s annual Folk-Art Banquet puts the “folk” into folk arts! While we often focus our attention on the material objects of folk-art traditions, it’s really the people who bring those traditions to life. And there’s no livelier gathering of folk artists (and those who appreciate Norwegian folk art) than the Folk-Art Banquet! In addition to...
This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. 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...
Visit Vesterheim! Enjoy free admission all day.
This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. 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...
Visit Vesterheim! Enjoy free admission all day.
Join textile artist Robbie LaFleur for a lecture on the life and work of the innovative Norwegian tapestry artist Frida Hansen. Suggested donation is $5. LaFleur spent the month of May in Norway on a fellowship from the American Scandinavian Foundation. She studied the weaving of Hansen, whose work captured flowers, enigmatic women, trees, and...
This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. Vesterheim invites all pre-school-aged children and their parents or caregivers to Barnetimen! During this children's hour we will explore objects and exhibits in the museum, and then make art inspired by the museum visit. A snack...
Join world traveler and anthropologist Dr. Lars Krutak as he shares his ongoing journey to understand how ancient and more contemporary tattoos “make” the people who wear them. Dr. Krutak’s lecture will draw upon material from Vesterheim Museum’s new exhibition Tattoo: Identity Through Ink as well as his books, including Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of...
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, during Luther College Family Weekend, Vesterheim is hosting special folk-art demonstrations throughout the day. We invite everyone to the museum to enjoy the activities and help us welcome Luther families to Decorah. Throughout the day, folk-art demonstrators and greeters will be current or former Luther staff, faculty, or students. Special...
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...
