Vesterheim’s Primstav Murals
The murals in Vesterheim’s Gathering Room were created in 1999 by Norwegian rosemaler Sigmund Aarseth and Iowa rosemaler Sallie DeReus. The murals are an example of interior painting, relatively common...
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FamilieTid: Folk Stories from North of the Arctic Circle
[vc_custom_heading text="February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m." use_theme_fonts="yes" el_class="medium-heading bold"]Join celebrated Norwegian Arctic cultural presenter and preserver Stina Fagurton to hear folktales from north of the Arctic Circle. Join us...
February Bokprat: The Cabin in the Mountains by Robert Ferguson
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...
Careers of Service: The Norwegian Lutheran Deaconesses
Join Decorah Travel Club as they host Vesterheim Chief Curator Laurann Gilbertson for this engaging presentation about Norwegian deaconesses in America. Deaconesses, women called to serve the church and humankind,...
A Dying Norway – in a Living America? Exhibit Closes
A Dying Norway – in a Living America? Exhibit Closes on February 16, 2025. This exhibit of documentary photographs by Lars Idar Waage is a portrait of Stavanger, Illinois, by...
Barnetimen Children’s Hour – February
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...
Concert by The OK Factor
Join Vesterheim for a free concert by local favorites The OK Factor! Playful and unexpected, new-classical crossover duo The OK Factor writes and performs folk-inspired music influenced by multiple genres...
Cultural Connections: Stranded Colorwork in UK Gloves Webinar
[vc_custom_heading text="February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m." use_theme_fonts="yes" el_class="medium-heading bold"]Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Stranded Colorwork...
The Valley Grove Tapestries Exhibit Opens
Four tapestries, woven in traditional Norwegian billedvev or “picture weaving,” for the historic Valley Grove Stone Church in rural Nerstrand, Minnesota, will be on exhibit in the Vesterheim Commons while the church...
Fiddlesisters Webinar with Benedicte Maurseth
Join Vesterheim on Zoom for a free webinar, “Fiddlesisters – The History of Female Fiddlers in Norwegian Fiddle Tradition from 1700s until Today" with Benedicte Maurseth. Benedicte Maurseth is a...