…and museum staff are actively meeting with friends of Vesterheim to seek support for the Strong Roots Bold Future Campaign. Fundraising efforts will continue through the completion of the Vesterheim…
Strong Roots, Bold Future
…and 7,600 sq. ft., it provides the museum with a spectacular front Water Street entry, easy access into Heritage Park, and a welcoming community gathering space. It physically links the…
O. Jay and Pat Tomson: Dedicated to Helping People
…a small wheat farm at the time. They later settled in Stratford, Iowa, a small Swedish community. “We were the only people of Norwegian descent in the community. My father…
Folk Art School
…and promote an accessible and inclusive community. Vesterheim’s staff and board are dedicated to placing diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion at the center of our daily work and strive to…
Embellishment
March 1, 2020-March 31, 2023: Works must have been completed during this timeframe. April 1-30, 2023: Online or Mail-In Entry Forms accepted. April 30, 2023: Entry Form postmark deadline. May…
Private: Vesterheim Page Elements
…sample of artifact images. Enjoy this peek at some of Vesterheim’s outstanding artifacts. Large paragraph text; diam egestas etiam facilisi fames faucibus ligula orci phasellus sagittis venenatis vitae. Ac commodo…
Vesterheim Wins AED & CPR Training
…a cardiac arrest, according to data from the American Heart Association. Many local organizations have partnered with NICC to provide training for their employees and volunteers, according to Phil Arensdorf,…
Luther Students Visit Vesterheim Commons
…Norway and of the Norwegian-American immigrant experience. The visit to the Commons was a different focus, of course—on the architecture of the Commons and layout of the grounds and not…
Aase Haugen Gift
…our community,” Casterton said. “We are grateful for community support of the Commons project and appreciate the staff at Aase Haugen thinking of us with this gift,” Vesterheim President/CEO Chris…