…enriches the Vesterheim visitor experience for those coming to Decorah or participating digitally through a new video and photography production studio. This project is part of a comprehensive, long-range planning…
Fiber Tools with Donna Kallner
Collections Connection: Fiber Tools with Donna Kallner In this recording, join Wisconsin fiber-arts-tool geek Donna Kallner in a conversation about some of Vesterheim’s collection tools for nålbinding, knitting, and netting,…
Why Muriel Gives
…of organizations and I just thought I needed to step forward. I think that Vesterheim has an established national presence and I think it’s important to keep that up. The…
Vesterheim Welcomes New Trustees – 2021
…Dutch Kastenbaum Outstanding Gerontologist Award by the Minnesota Gerontological Society. Brian Larson is an architect with 30-plus years of experience with commercial office buildings, park and recreational projects, and single-…
Kroneklubben Awarded at Decorah Event
…Valdres Lodge #1-503, Decorah Pewter ($10,000 – $29,999) Giants in the Earth Heritage Center David and Candace Arp Dennis and Doris Barnaal Greg and Karen Bruening Deco Products Company Joyce…
Plan Your Visit
…out more about this inspiring new building. From May 1- Oct. 31, enjoy a guided tour of the museum’s Heritage Park – scheduled daily at 1:30 p.m. (Please call ahead…
Vesterheim’s New Heritage Park
…worked with Amy Bouska, Eastern Iowa’s Urban Conservation Program Coordinator, on the grant. As the grant outlines, the plans for Heritage Park will implement four primary practices to transform a…
The Struggle for Woman Suffrage in Nordic America
…countries had already passed laws allowing women to vote—for example Norway in 1913 and Denmark in 1915. The year 2020 marks the 100 year anniversary of the passing of the…
Groups Sew Support for Community
…during the COVID-19 pandemic. A local Decorah group, Seamsters Union of Winneshiek County, has coordinated 169 volunteers, both men and women, to make over 11,500 masks and 288 PPE gowns….