Vesterheim From Home: Member Event 2024
Cozy up with a cup of cocoa or tea and get ready for the holiday season with Vesterheim. Vesterheim members will enjoy: • An insider update from Vesterheim President Chris Johnson, including...
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Hardanger Fiddle Concert & Demonstration
Vesterheim 502 W. Water St., Decorah, IA, United StatesEnjoy Norwegian Christmas at Vesterheim with a Hardanger fiddle concert by Eden Ehm and a fiddle-making demonstration with Karen Rebholz. Eden Ehm’s interest in folk music and fiddling began during...
Norwegian Christmas
[vc_custom_heading text="December 7, 2024 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m." use_theme_fonts="yes" el_class="medium-heading bold"]Kick off the holiday season with the annual Norwegian Christmas celebration at Vesterheim! Enjoy Norwegian holiday traditions like a juletrefest (Norwegian...
December Filmprat: Christmas as Usual
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a regular bokprat (book group), discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. December's...
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! Free Second Saturdays are supported...
Barnetimen Children’s Hour – December
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...
January Bokprat: The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen
Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a monthly bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. Join us in...
Barnetimen Children’s Hour – January
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...
Barneløpet
Get outside and enjoy the winter at the annual Barneløpet, a non-competitive ski or walk event for the community’s youngest skiers, ages 3-13. The collaborative Vesterheim Museum and Sons of Norway event will be held at the Decorah Community Prairie at 10:00 a.m., with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. Skiers must provide their own skis.
Cultural Connections: Norwegian Sweaters Webinar
Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Norwegian Sweaters is the first in the series and is led...