The Earthquake Trunk Here’s a remarkable story from Vesterheim’s collection about Herborg Tvedt and the trunk she carried on her travels as she left Norway! Imagine Herborg’s uncertainty and strength…
Vesterheim Receives Grants During COVID-19
…is a national recovery initiative helping under-resourced arts and culture organizations weather the Covid-19 crisis. The fund began in June 2020, when each of America’s six Regional Arts Organizations, a…
Interview with Patrice Johnson
…cuisine there is a focus on local farms and using organic produce, which historically was just what there was available. There was no option not to be organic or to…
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…Associate Director of Development, ktoussaint@vesterheim.org. To arrange for a presentation or ask a question, fill out the ‘Request a Speaker’ form on this page. A Vesterheim staff member will contact…
2019 Heritage Tour to Norway: Exploring a Thousand Years of History
…more. There were lessons on battles, royalty, Nordic languages, civil war, the Black Plague, geography, music, art, and literature! Plus fjords and farmland and blooming flowers. We stopped at so…
Metalworking and Knifemaking
…Knifemaking Courses View a lists of classes offered over the last year here: September-December 2021 January-March 2022 April-June 2022 July-September 2022 folkartschool@vesterheim.org, 563-381-9681 Andrew Ellingsen, Online Program Coordinator, 563-382-9681, aellingsen@vesterheim.org…
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