On Sunday, April 27, enjoy FREE admission to Vesterheim! Explore Heritage Park, Hanson Vesterheim Commons, and Vesterheim's Museum Building, showcasing 200 Years of Norwegians in America, a special exhibit commemorating the bicentennial anniversary of the first organized immigration of Norwegians to the United States, and Hand Me Down the Fiddle, Norwegian Fiddlers, Fiddles, and Fiddle...
Four tapestries, woven in traditional Norwegian billedvev or “picture weaving,” for the historic Valley Grove Stone Church in rural Nerstrand, Minnesota, will be on exhibit in the Vesterheim Commons while the church is closed for the winter. The Valley Grove Preservation Society commissioned Vesterheim Gold Medalist Robbie LaFleur of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to design and weave the tapestries...
The Norwegian Embassy is participating in this cultural family event in Washington, D.C. During the event, visitors can travel the world as they go from embassy to embassy and experience the food, art, dance, fashion, and music of different countries. Vesterheim and Luther College will be there along with the following artists sharing their craft!...
Join Nordic Lodge 1-502 in Lake Mills, IA for their Syttende Mai banquet, as they host Dale Goodman for this engaging presentation about the voyage of the Restauration. 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...
Everyone is invited to join Sons of Norway Venekretsen Lodge and former Vesterheim Trustee Dale Goodman for this public in-person meeting and presentation. For more information contact Marie Heskowitz at 763-572-1661 or 763-742-0708 or Sandy Eyler at 920-268-9000. In the period beginning in 1825 and for about 100 years following, nearly 40% of the population of...
Celebrate the new forging studio with Vesterheim! There will be a ribbon cutting at 9:00 a.m. at the forge (north side of 418 W. Water St.) and a chance to see the forge. Then join us in Vesterheim Commons for an opening reception. Find out more about the new forge here. Stay the day for...
Celebrate Syttende Mai, Norwegian Constitution Day, at Vesterheim with a concert by Vidar Skrede! Vidar Skrede is a freelance Nordic folk musician, playing fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, and guitar. He is from Norway and currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has a background in the traditional music of Rogaland, his home area in the south west...
