Vesterheim’s tenth Textile Study Tour visited both Denmark and Norway from June 17 to 29, 2019. The great group was made up of 35 participants, staffers Laurann Gilbertson and Lea…
Interest in Making These Beautiful Boxes Isn’t Shrinking
A class in making decorated green-wood shrink boxes, led by Jögge Sundqvist, an internationally known craftsman from Sweden, is just winding up, and there was nothing shrinking about the fun…
Luther Students Visit Vesterheim Commons
…of Snøhetta into the Paideia course in fall 2019, knowing that a connection between the world-renowned architecture firm and Vesterheim was in the works. “With the building of the Commons,…
The Extraordinary Aprons of Evelina Grimes
The Extraordinary Aprons of Evelina Grimes, from Vesterheim, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2008 Vesterheim Chief Curator, Laurann Gilbertson, introduces Evelina Oppegard Grimes, who was well known to Minnesota community groups…
Frozen II Display at Vesterheim
Did you know that Disney borrowed a truck load of things from Vesterheim for an exhibit, Norsk Kultur, Inspiration for Disney’s Frozen, at Epcot Center in Florida? For over five…
Decorah Middle School Art Class Visits Vesterheim
…and we anticipate recommendations and insight from the professionals at Vesterheim.” Vesterheim is excited to continue to assist these Decorah students in gaining critical knowledge about communicating and marketing in…
Luren Singers Host Sangerfest on 150th Anniversary
…2018 is coming to Decorah on May 31-June 2, 2018! This vocal extravaganza is a gathering of the Norwegian Singers’ Association of America (NSAA), which was founded in 1897. This…
Facebook Live
Vesterheim welcomes online visitors for all around the world! We know some of you don’t have a Facebook page, so here’s a feed from Vesterheim’s Facebook timeline, where you can…
Foot-Notes Concert Video
…Norwegian immigrant musician,” Beth Hoven Rotto, Foot-Notes fiddler, said. Johan Arndt Mostad (1833-1909) was a member of a well-known family of musicians from the Frosta area of Trøndelag, Norway. Johan…
Vesterheim Commons Design, Contractors, and Consultants
…NE Consultants ARUP, New York, NY (Acoustical) Atelier 10, New York, NY (Sustainable Design) Eckersley O-Callaghan, New York, NY (Building Envelope) Fast + Epps, Brooklyn, NY (Structural Engineers) FP&C, Kansas…