…folk-art traditions, we often include a number of classes in other traditions as well. These cousins and friends of Norwegian folk arts help give perspective. The dialog with other traditions…
Tattoo Exhibit Opening Event
…here! Thanks again to 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…
A Modern Immigrant Story
…immigrant parents from Bergen. Lester worked to complete his masters and doctorate degrees, and they raised three daughters while he went on to become a renowned professor and national authority…
Decorah Middle School Marketing Designs
…Following their visit, they designed their own amazingly creative marketing graphics with Vesterheim in mind. Here is a sampling for you to enjoy. Find more info about the program here….
Renovation Bruening Visitor Center
…capability to show films and programs like the live presentation from Norway by Anne Elisebeth Skogen during Vesterheim’s Syttende Mai celebration. The room was previously decorated with beautiful, colorful murals…
Visit Binkhaven with Elliot Taillon
…is the main building designed in a Nordic theme, but two of the cottages on the property were also imported from Telemark, Norway! Inside there are nine painted ceilings by…
Norway Tours
For more than 40 years, Vesterheim has been providing exciting and educational tours to Norway. These tours offer unique opportunities based on the museum’s ties and relationships with the artists…
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…
Tom Latané Makes Repairs to Trunk Hardware
…as Tom illustrates how he fixed the piece. Click on each image for a closer view and to read descriptions of the process. Thank you, Tom, for sharing this info…
Viking Dragons in America: Putting Drakestil in Context
…represent examples produced in America of dragon-style woodcarving resulting from the Norwegian national romantic movement. Read the full article here The magazine Vesterheim is a benefit of a Vesterheim membership….