Gather the family and join Kristi as you make two classic Scandinavian cookie recipes together: Raspberry Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies (Hallongrottor) and No Bake Chocolate Oat Balls (Chokladbollar). These are two fun, family-friendly sweet treats you will want to make again and again! Kristi Bissell is the founder of True North Kitchen, a Nordic food blog designed...
Back in 1903, Norwegian-born socialite and tapestry teacher Berthea Aske Bergh was determined to show Americans the brilliance of Norwegian billedvev, or tapestry. She traveled back to Norway and purchased Sørover (Southward), a tapestry of swans and maidens with shimmering threads from the famous Art Nouveau artist Frida Hansen. Southward was an important, often-displayed monumental...
Join Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge # 1-001 (west Minneapolis) and former Vesterheim Trustee Dale Goodman! This meeting will be in-person and everyone is invited to attend. In the period beginning in 1825 and for about 100 years following, nearly 40% of the population of Norway – more than 800,000 Norwegians – immigrated to the...
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. In April, she will be joined by best-selling Norwegian author Lars Mytting for a discussion of The Reindeer Hunters, the second book in the acclaimed The Sisters Bell...
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 fun art. In April, we'll look more closely at how spoons are made, their shapes, and their decorations. Participants will be able to decorate their...
Laurann Gilbertson, Chief Curator at Vesterheim, will speak at the Iowa Federation of Handweavers and Spinners! The meeting will be in Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and she will present "Spinning Wheels from Moi, Norway." Most men in the village of Moi were involved with turning a distinctive style...
Vesterheim members – Grab some coffee or hot cocoa and tune in for an insider conversation and Q&A with Vesterheim President/CEO Chris Johnson.
Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Patti Goke and master woodworker Roger Abrahamson as they discuss historic bowl turning and Nordfjord-style ale bowls. Traditionally, decorated bowls were used to serve ale ceremonially for special events, such as weddings, Christmas, christenings, and others. Each bowl is born from a green (freshly cut) log, then turned. Tool marks on...