…the Norway Pavillion at Disney’s Epcot Center in Florida. Phil, Else, Patti, and their teams worked on all of the woodworking and painting in the recent remodeling of the buildings….
Vesterheim Welcomes New Trustee – 2023
…Service sorority, working with church organizations, and co-founding the Yoga for Charity organization. Grounded in Norwegian heritage and traditions, Hovden’s familial ties have led to many trips to Norway, connecting…
Folk Art Residency Program
…must work towards class curriculum goals. Selection will be based on experience, ability, interest in working with the collection to plan curriculum for classes in the coming year, and clear…
Decorah Bank and Trust Supports Vesterheim Museum
…The exhibition celebrates the past, present, and future of folk art by encouraging and inspiring emerging and established folk artists to develop their craft. It features woodworking, knifemaking, metalwork, rosemaling,…
Norwegian-American Church Art
…in Norway, immigrating as a young man to Minneapolis. He spent the early years of his career working in various locations, including a four-year residence in Decorah from 1903 until…
New Staff Join Development Team
…her new position as Vesterheim’s Associate Director of Development and Campaign Manager in mid-March. By the second day on the job, she was working from home full-time and meeting her…
Margit and Roald Tormondsen
…Margit and her sister-in-law made the trip from northern Minnesota to Vesterheim to take rosemaling classes. Their instructor was Sunhild Muldbakken, a Gold Medalist in rosemaling and woodworking from Sioux…
Statement from ICOM
…obligations to protect heritage. ICOM is working closely with its international partners and stakeholders in the region and monitoring the situation as it evolves. ICOM will continue to offer whatever…
Kuksa—Drinking From Your Own Cup
…woodworking by using common tools like axes, adzes, gouges, hook tools, and, of course, the versatile sloyd knife to shape freshly harvested birch into a one-of-a-kind vessel. By crafting a…
Outside of Museum Building Restoration Begins
…will occasionally be closed, and BRC is working with the city of Decorah on safety for pedestrian traffic during the work. This project is the second phase of work outlined…