Free Second Saturday
Vesterheim offers free admission the second Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy the museum! Special exhibits open are listed here. There's always something new! This program is supported in...
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The History of Norwegian Sweaters
Virtual Event
Learn about the history of different types and styles of Norwegian sweaters, including Setesdal, Fana, Marius, and Olympic. Gilbertson will also talk about the symbolism behind some of the patterns...
Cultural Connections: Norwegian Bandweaving Webinar
Join us for the second webinar in Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring bandweaving from multiple cultural perspectives. The cross-cultural series webinars foster perspective about the way Norwegian and Scandinavian...
FamilieTid: Nordic Fairy Tale Baking for the Family
[vc_custom_heading text="September 28, 2025 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m." use_theme_fonts="yes" el_class="medium-heading bold"]Calling bakers young and old! Join cookbook author Daytona Danielsen for a fun family bake-along inspired by fairy tales. With magical...
Woodcarver Lars Kinsarvik, Development of National Style Webinar
[vc_custom_heading text="August 24, 2025 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m." use_theme_fonts="yes" el_class="medium-heading bold"]Join folk artist and instructor Becky Lusk on a dive into the work and life of Lars Kinsarvik through her journey...
Patterns of the New World: Quilts from the Vesterheim Collection
Can you imagine a time and place without quilts? It may be hard to believe, but few Norwegians in the nineteenth century had ever seen quilts. Immigrants to the United...
Free Second Saturday
Vesterheim offers free admission the second Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy the museum! Special exhibits open are listed here. There's always something new! This program is supported in...
Vesterheim Benefit Auction 2025
Each year, the auction includes one-of-a-kind folk-art by artists working in the Norwegian tradition, plus an incredible 8-day European River Cruise for two in 2026 from Viking. Auction pieces for...
Free Second Saturday
Vesterheim offers free admission the second Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy the museum! Special exhibits open are listed here. There's always something new! This program is supported in...
Norwegian Christmas
Come to Decorah for this festival event for the whole family!