Event Series Intertwine

Intertwine

This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. Intertwine is a free, informal time for knitters, spinners, weavers, and other textile enthusiasts to gather, share, learn, and celebrate all things fiber.  Join us the second Saturday of each month from January though May....

Second Saturday February Activities

Warm up your winter with a cozy museum visit and colorful hands-on art fun! The museum will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with free admission and special activities from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The Folk Art School staff invites you to embrace your creative side while sampling color and brushwork in a rose painting...

“Gifts From Norway” Presentation

This free, public presentation is an opportunity to learn about Vesterheim’s collections, history, and stories. Some of Vesterheim's most spectacular examples of folk art were sent as gifts in the 1920s and 1930s from Norwegian museums. The message that came with this gift said, "May these objects work so that the Norwegian-ness in you will...

Event Series Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

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...

Event Series Scandinavian Music Jam

Scandinavian Music Jam

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...

Second Saturday

This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. Vesterheim is changing things up for the new year 2020! On the second Saturday of each month, we'll welcome everyone with free admission during our open hours. We're also offering fun family-friendly activities from 1:00-3:00 p.m....

Event Series Intertwine

Intertwine

This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. Intertwine is a free, informal time for knitters, spinners, weavers, and other textile enthusiasts to gather, share, learn, and celebrate all things fiber.  Join us the second Saturday of each month from January though May....

Second Saturday March Activity

Join Vesterheim's curatorial team for a gallery talk in the Favorite Things exhibition. Find out how Vesterheim's collections are used in special exhibitions, how curators plan an exhibit, and how this exhibit is different from other Vesterheim exhibits. For the Favorite Things exhibit Vesterheim invited the public, volunteers, members, staff, and a few prominent Norwegian...

Event Series Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

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...

“All Tradition is Change” Presentation

This event has been canceled. Vesterheim is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Find more info and updates here. Laurann Gilbertson, Vesterheim’s Chief Curator, will present this free public lecture, “All Tradition is Change.” During the presentation, she will expand the idea of what is traditional, while looking at textile objects made today by...