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...

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 March...

Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Norwegian Sweaters is the third in the series and is led...

The Leading with Our Hearts: Nordic, Sami and Ojibwe Designs from Nature Exhibit Ends April 13, 2025. It is our hope that this exhibition encourages your own artistic curiosity. We...

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...

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...

Sisters Ida and Mina Jensen were born in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway. In 1870 they immigrated with their family to Illinois. Later, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ida and husband Niels Frederik...

Celebrate Syttende Mai, Norwegian Constitution Day, at Vesterheim with a concert by Vidar Skrede! Vidar Skrede is a freelance Nordic folk musician, playing fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, and guitar. He is...