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...
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...
This lecture explores how and why fantasies of medieval Europe, especially Scandinavia, have fueled the fires of white supremacy—and what we can do in response. Why are white supremacists so often sporting Nordic tattoos? Why are white supremacist groups fascinated by the ideas and images of medieval Scandinavia? Come and hear Row-Heyveld talk about how...
This is your last chance to tour the 12 historic buildings in Vesterheim’s Heritage Park until spring! Guided tours are scheduled daily at 1:30 p.m. from May 1 through Oct. 31. The buildings are closed at all other times, but visitors can walk the grounds, view the exterior of the buildings, and learn the story of each...
Erica Bessler from Brock’s Valhalla Tattoo in Decorah will offer drop-in flash art tattoos on a first-come, first-served basis. Erica is coming up with some spooky Halloween-themed designs this month. Create a special memory by getting a new tattoo at Vesterheim! Cost will be $60 per tattoo, cash only. There will be a sign-up sheet...
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Vesterheim would like to invite you to attend
FOLK ART AND FRIENDSHIP
Sunday, November 17, 2019, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Radisson Hotel, 200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, WI
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...
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...
Find out about Dr. Bruns work as director of the Emergent Nanomaterials Lab, where they develop tattoo inks that serve a functional purpose beyond the decorative and aesthetic. There will be a reception in the Valdres Building following the event. Although tattooing is a very ancient practice, until recently innovations in tattoo technology have been...
