Webinar with Kathleen Almelien. Woven bands played an important role in traditional Norwegian clothing. Used to close or support clothing (the way we use zippers, buttons, and snaps), they also added beauty and interest to clothing. Additionally, the symbols woven into the band communicated that the person came from a particular area of Norway and...
Vesterheim is excited to host the Norwegian band DALAKOPA! This free concert will take place outside on Washington Street between Water and Main Streets in Decorah. The rain location will be inside Impact Coffee. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket to sit back and relax or be ready to kick up your heels –...
Join Vesterheim and the Slooper Society of America for this free 75-minute webinar, open to the public! Norwegian storyteller Anne Elisebeth Skogen will join the webinar from Ryfylkemuseet at Sand, Norway, to tell the story The Way Further the West. This story is the sequel to the program With Restauration through Hell Gate to the...
Vesterheim's Benefit Auction ended with great success on Sunday, October 16. View the final bids here. Vesterheim is especially grateful to all who donated items to the auction, including the amazing artists who shared their work, as well as Viking and Ruth and Randy Schultz for their donated vacation packages. A heartfelt thank you goes...
Author Aleta Chossek will be at Vesterheim signing her book, Kristine, Finding Home: Norway to America! Come and meet this engaging storyteller who will personally sign your copy of the book, answer questions, and share insights into family genealogy and storytelling. Kristine, Finding Home: Norway to America is the story of the author's grandmother, Kristine...
Everyone is warmly invited to join The Chicago Area Friends of Vesterheim for this luncheon and program
Try your hand at paper cutting. All of the materials will be provided for you to make and take three fun designs. If you can cut with scissors, you can make paper art! More details to come. In connection with the exhibition Papirklip: A Global and Timeless Art open September 1 - December 5, 2022...
Join celebrated Danish paper cutter Torben Jarlstrøm Clausen and explore work by paper artists around the world! From the creations of Hans Christian Anderson and Henri Matisse to artists with work on display in the exhibit Papirklip: A Global & Timeless Art, Torben will bring the art of paper cutting to life.This program is free...
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 as we discuss the graphic novel Heroes of the Primstav: The Princess and the Boatboy by Lucy O'Laughlin Tokheim. This retelling of the legend of St....
Come and meet photographer Erika Skogg and learn more about her project as a National Geographic Explorer to document life and traditions in several Nordic-American communities, including Decorah, Iowa. There will be curator comments at 10:15 a.m. and treats will be served following the gallery talk. Vesterheim is excited to welcome Skogg back to Decorah!...
