…Exhibition, a judged show held each summer at the museum. In 1960, Harold Grimstad purchased the bank from a former bank liquidator, who had bought the bank for the price…
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…
Silver Threads: Exploring Norwegian Sámi Silver
…Traditions in the Upper Midwest Fellowship. Liz traveled to northern Norway to research and study Sámi silver work in order to broaden her knowledge of historic design, tools, and techniques…
2019 Heritage Tour to Norway: Exploring a Thousand Years of History
…many iconic and out-of-the-way places. We found the site of the Frostating, where the area counties came together in the 1200s to remember their laws and settle disputes. We visited…
Membership
…who extend reciprocal free admission. sites.google.com/site/roammuseums/home Group Educational Presentation Curatorial staff or president will give a 30-minute presentation to your group or family. Contact the Membership Office to schedule. Private…
FamilieTid: Cook-Along
…Find the recipe here. Order Patrice’s book Jul: Swedish American Holiday Traditions here. Support for Vesterheim’s FamilieTid programs is provided by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Subscribe to Vesterheim’s YouTube channel here….
Folk Art Apprentice Program
…master folk artists with up-and-coming teachers in order to ensure sure continuity and longevity of Norwegian and Norwegian-American folk art traditions. You are encouraged to apply if: You have a…
Rolf Svanoe New Tours to Norway Coordinator
…Rolf served a church in Harmony, just across the Minnesota border. He says he took this call because he was hoping to serve a church that had a lutefisk supper….
Protecting the Collection through Roof Replacement
…The largest artifact is the sailboat, TradeWind. Hans and Harald Hamran, brothers from Valdres, Norway, sailed the ship to the United States in order to arrive at the Century of…