…Executive Director of the Three Rivers Fibershed, an affiliate branch of Fibershed, and just finished a three-year term as President of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. She was project manager…
Interest in Making These Beautiful Boxes Isn’t Shrinking
…end, where the bottom, carved from dry wood, is inserted. If done correctly, the green wood will ‘shrink’ around the dry bottom, making the container waterproof, thus the term shrinkbox….
Norwegian Parliament Members
…relations between the two countries, and it is generally exciting to visit the U.S. now so close to the mid-term elections. During the visit, they are meeting Norwegians in business…
Luther College Students Open House
Luther College students wowed visitors with their projects during their open house at Vesterheim at the end of January. The students recently complete the Scandinavian Fine Handcraft January Term course…
International Travel and Vesterheim’s Focus on Sustainability
…travel has on the environment. When the museum recently engaged in a comprehensive, long-range planning process to build Vesterheim Commons and transform the Open Air Division into what is now…
The Dayton House
…building could have been called the Noecker Building for the family that owned the property the longest. Gustav Noecker immigrated from Germany to Canada and later brought his family to…
Interview with Emily Vikre
We invite you to enjoy this conversation with Vesterheim Folk Art Education Program Coordinator Josh Torkelson and Nordic Cooking Instructor Dr. Emily Vikre. An excerpt of this interview along with…
Podcast Features Vesterheim
…Vesterheim, as well as Chris’s roots to NE Iowa and lifelong connections to Decorah. Rhymes With Decorah features positive stories and focuses on answers for big challenges from across the…
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…