…here for all different kinds of online folk-art experiences. Learn new skills, converse about Scandinavian folk arts, make new friends, reunite with old ones—all from the comfort and safety of…
Baking Hallongrottor and Chokladbollar with Kristi Bissell
…a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Oneota Community Food Co-op. Learn more about Kristi Bissell here. Kristi will teach at Vesterheim in 2024! Find registration links…
2019 Textile Study Tour to Denmark and Norway
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…
Vesterheim Hosts Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
On Saturday, September 23, 2023, Vesterheim held the first official event in the new Commons building during a visit from former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt! The…
Rosemaling in the Telemark Style with Nancy Schmidt
…and has taught in Japan many times. Nancy is also a woodcarver who has studied acanthus carving with Hans Sandom and others. Find out more about what she’s teaching at…
Ambassador Krutnes
…stops at the construction site for Vesterheim Commons, exhibitions in the museum’s Main Building, and classroom spaces in the Folk Art School. In the afternoon, Vesterheim hosted a special reception…
Rosemaling and Painting
…Free Events Instructors Come study the beautiful Norwegian decorative painting tradition known as rosemaling. Our roster of instructors features the very best artist-teachers in the U.S. and Norway! Plus, the…
Open House with Sylvsmidja
Vesterheim was thrilled to host an open house for silver experts from the company Sylvsmidja, Voss, Norway. So many guests stopped by to find out more about Norwegian bunad silver…
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig
…The Heritage Park project was guided by Amy Bouska, IDALS Eastern Iowa Urban Conservationist. Damon Farber Landscape from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, was the Architect of Record. Construction was completed…