The National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition closes July 27, 2024. Vesterheim’s bi-annual National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition is a collection of amazing work entered by fantastic contemporary artists from all over the country and is a great way to find out what’s happening today in the world of Norwegian-inspired folk art. The exhibit celebrates the past, present, and...
Artist Tara Austin gives a presentation about her work in connection with the exhibit Boreal Ornament V, which features rosemaling with a contemporary painting focus, highlighting the beauty and techniques of this Norwegian decorative tradition infused in a modern narrative. The presentation will be in the new community space in the Vesterheim Commons and the...
Join Vesterheim and Eirik Storesund at Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. for the presentation Beer and Wine in Norse Culture. In popular imagination, the Viking appetite for destruction was only rivaled by their thirst for liquor. But how did parched Norsemen actually quench their thirst? We all have an impression of what that looks (or even...
Vesterheim offers free admission the second Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy the museum! From May through October, there will be an indoor tour of the museum’s Main Building at 11:00 a.m. and an outdoor tour of Heritage Park at 1:30 p.m. Come and enjoy the museum! Special exhibits open are listed here. There's...
The exhibit Hand Me Down the Fiddle: Norwegian Fiddlers, Fiddles, and Fiddle Tunes in the Upper Midwest Exhibit opens August 15, 2024. Who were Ole Bull, Ole Hendricks, Johan Arndt Mostad, Thea Arndt Clark, Bill Sherburne, Arnold Munkel, Ellen Blagen, LeRoy Larson, and Elmo Wick? Find out about these Norwegian and Norwegian-American fiddlers, as well...
Come and learn about Norwegian fiddlers, fiddles, and fiddle tunes in the Upper Midwest from Beth Hoven Rotto. Beth Hoven Rotto is the project consultant and guest curator for the Vesterheim exhibition Hand Me Down the Fiddle: Norwegian Fiddlers, Fiddles, and Fiddle Tunes in the Upper Midwest. Beth apprenticed with renowned fiddler Bill Sherburne of...
With Owen Christianson and Heidi Sherman. Join us for an afternoon of learning about the "Viking House" on the campus of University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Our presenters will be Owen Christianson, who built the original version of the Grindbuilding, and Heidi Sherman, who as a professor at the University was the driving force to...
It is our hope that this exhibition encourages your own artistic curiosity. We aim to lead with our hearts to promote inclusiveness, artistic creativity, and a greater understanding of our shared humanity. – Wendy Savage and Alison Aune Leading with Our Hearts: Nordic, Sami, and Ojibwe Designs from Nature exhibit opens on August 31, 2024, at...
Join some of the artists from the exhibit Leading with Our Hearts: Nordic, Sámi, and Ojibwe Designs from Nature for a gallery opening presentation! Artists presenting at the opening are Alison Aune (Duluth, Minnesota), Laurel Sanders (Duluth, Minnesota), Wendy Savage (Duluth, Minnesota), and Marlene Wisuri (Duluth, Minnesota). Other artists included in the exhibit are Chi...
For centuries, Norwegians have treasured the beauty of silver. Silver showed the prosperity of a family, and, according to folk belief, could cure sickness in humans and livestock, improve crops, and protect against storms and evil spirits. Brooches were more than simple shirt fasteners. This program (with slides) describes different styles of silver brooches, jewelry,...
