…made accessible to that climate. When they first started growing rye, wheat didn’t grow well. So, growers were working with grains that would work well with the cold and the…
Handwork Therapy from Phil Odden
From Woodworker Phil Odden For many, handwork is a therapeutic activity in a stressful world. Making things with your hands helps the time go by. These days when people need…
Folk Art Apprentice Program
…photos representing your best work. Two professional references who can speak to your abilities as a folk artist or teacher. This program is supported in part by the Dennis and…
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
…Plymm Fellowship in Architecture from the University of Illinois, were professionally transforming experiences. Throughout the second half of the 1960s, Russell worked for the National Park Service and was involved…
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…
Innovators and Inventors
…to bring together some of the most creative and inspiring leaders, thinkers, and artists working today. Below are links to videos of the online exhibit presentations. Enjoy! Vesterheim is grateful…
Stepping Into Her Family’s Legacy
…Kate Rattenborg Kate Nelson Rattenborg grew up in Decorah, just half a block from the Egge-Koren House back when it was located on the Luther College campus. She would go…
Vesterheim’s Commitment to Address Racism
…I will be taking is the creation of an advisory team that looks at how the organization can improve its approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion in a number of…
Private: Vesterheim Page Elements
…of a reciprocal network called the Time Travelers Program. If you are a member of a museum that participates in the program, you receive $1.00 off Vesterheim admission and 10%…
The Earthquake Trunk
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…