…three interrelated dress traditions: Swedish folkdräkt, Norwegian bunad, and Sámi gákti over 200 years. In this lavishly illustrated survey of makers, collectors, wearers and occasions the authors confront a set…
First Viking Visitors
…to guests but that have been reimagined for Mississippi River voyages. Purpose-built for the Mississippi and constructed in Louisiana, the five-deck ship’s cutting-edge design, expansive windows, and comfortable amenities make…
Tattoo Exhibit Opening Event
…our exhibit sponsors, Nick and Courtney Rowley, our community partners, Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. and Brock’s Valhalla Tattoo, and our guest curator, Lars Krutak for helping make this fantastic exhibit!…
Folk Art School Intern 2022
…HUGE help in organizing the National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition! Look for her this fall when she stays on at Vesterheim to assist the Folk Art School with ongoing projects…
Searching for Nora: After the Doll’s House
…of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Learn more about Maren here. Subscribe to Vesterheim’s YouTube channel here….
Norway Tours
…and England 2021 Heritage Tour: Explore a Thousand Years of Norway 2020 Folk Art Study Tour Load More Rolf Svanoe 563-382-9681, ext. 240 NorwayTours@vesterheim.org P.O. Box 379 Decorah, IA 52101…
Welcome Maddie Brown
…excited to have her on board long-term, sharing her organizational skills, her knowledge of history and culture, and her enthusiasm for supporting the arts. Say hi the next time she…
Piano with Rosemaling by Mounds Park Academy Students
…of Norway to help gain familiarity with the various styles. In particular, they looked at the work of painters Betty Dove and Bjorg Oseid Kleivi and referenced their work in…
Scandinavian Design & USA
…Scandinavian and American design in the 20th century. It is co-organized by Stockholm Nationalmuseum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Vesterheim has loaned artifacts to…
Careers of Service
…a group of dedicated Norwegian-American women organized to further the work of the Lutheran church. They were part of a larger, international Protestant movement, and they called themselves deaconesses. Although…