Vesterheim Benefit Auction 2019

Update: THANK YOU for making this a successful auction! We are very grateful to everyone who so generously bid, donated your artistic creations and treasures, and shared this opportunity with family, friends, and community to support Vesterheim's Folk Art School! There were 111 bidders and 61 items sold, which grossed $17,936. Find final bids on...

Event Series Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

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...

Event Series Scandinavian Music Jam

Scandinavian Music Jam

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...

Tattoos, Medievalism, and White Nationalism by Lindsey Row-Heyveld

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...

Drop-In Tattooing by Erica Bessler

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...

Folk Art and Friendship in La Crosse, Wisconsin

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

Event Series Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

Barnetimen (Children’s Hour) 2019-2020

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...

Event Series Scandinavian Music Jam

Scandinavian Music Jam

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...