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Koselig Song Circle

Join Elizabeth Finanger and Hannah Breckbill on March 1 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. to sing easy-to-learn songs that nourish the soul and uplift the spirit! No experience needed, all voices welcomed. We’ll learn songs by ear in a group setting that is safe and fun. Everyone can sing! Let's use our voices as a tool for...

Nordic Noir Film Night—Occupied

Vesterheim 502 W. Water St., Decorah, IA, United States

Settle in and get unsettled on April 10, 2018, with Vesterheim and Luther College’s Nordic Studies Program. The film starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Koselig exhibit in the museum’s Main Building and there will be an introduction and discussion led by members of the Nordic Studies Program. Parental guidance strongly suggested. This month’s film...

Event Series Cake Breaks

Cake Breaks

Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...

Event Series Barnetimen (Children’s Hour)

Barnetimen (Children’s Hour)

Vesterheim invites all pre-school-aged children and their parents or caregivers to explore art and culture with museum tours, hands-on art projects, and snacks during Barnetimen (Children’s Hour). Join Vesterheim from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month from September through April to explore art and culture.

Event Series Cake Breaks

Cake Breaks

Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...

Sprang—What Is It? Presentation by Carol James

Vesterheim 502 W. Water St., Decorah, IA, United States

Find out all about sprang, an ancient textile method that dates as far back as the Bronze Age! Fiber artist Carol James will give the presentation Sprang—What Is It? in the Amdal-Odland Heritage Center at 523 W. Water St. This event is free and open to the public. Sprang has recently been “red-listed” by the...

Apple Grafting Workshop

Join Dan Bussey, one of America's premier apple experts, for a special Norwegian apple-grafting workshop! We were inspired to offer this workshop by Knud Knudsen's incredible black and white photos of orchards that you can see in the exhibit Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration through the Lens of Knud Knudsen, open now at Vesterheim through...