Vesterheim’s exhibition, “Innovators & Inventors,” shares the stories of problem solvers and creative thinkers in the Norwegian-American community and highlights the many inventions. There are several “firsts” featured, like the...
Vesterheim hosts a Foot-Notes dance on September 13 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on the new Commons patio. Rain location will be inside the Commons. The Museum Building will be open that day...
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...
Decorah's Sons of Norway Valdres Lodge invites everyone to meet Mitch Utterback and view a documentary Hardangerfolk by Scotica Film and SOE Expeditions about the WWII Heroes of Telemark. Mitch Utterback embarked on...
Join celebrated Norwegian storyteller Johan Einar Bjerkem to hear folktales and sing some songs from Norway – we will meet trolls, princesses, and maybe even the character Askeladden! Bjerkem will also share the history about the...
Vesterheim welcomes preschoolers and their caregivers to Barnetimen Children’s Hour. Meet in the lobby of the museum’s Main Building to explore objects and stories in the museum’s collection and make...
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College’s Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a regular bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. The May bokprat...
Help Vesterheim welcome Luther College families to Decorah! Come and see Vesterheim's collection that began at Luther in 1877. Admission is always free for Luther students, faculty, and staff, and...
The exhibit of artwork by Tara Austin, Boreal Ornament V, closes on September 22, 2024. Stop by the second floor gallery in Vesterheim Commons to view this free exhibit before...
The Norwegian-American artist, Herbjørn Gausta, has long been a favorite for fans of Vesterheim and Midwesterners of Norwegian ancestry. Last spring we offered two day trips to explore Gausta’s life...
