Groups Sew Support for Community In the last few months, groups and individuals all over the country have used ingenuity and creativity to help their communities by sewing needed supplies…
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…
Group Tours
…tours include general admission to the museum for the entire day. Lunch in Commons Following a Group Tour Vesterheim Commons is available to rent for lunch during a tour! Find…
Corporate Member Spotlight: Voltmer, Inc.
…as the board’s Vice President. During his seven-year-long tenure on the board, Mike’s role as a community leader and his commitment to the organization served to propel the museum’s mission…
Vesterheim Continues with Campus Updates
Vesterheim is excited to begin a new phase of campus renovation plans in mid-February after receiving the endorsement of the Decorah’s Historical Preservation Commission, Planning & Zoning Commission, and City…
National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibit 2018 Winners
…Sunhild Muldbakken Sioux Falls, SD Acanthus-Carved Cabinet Charles Banks Litchfield, MN “Ode to Axel” Carved Figures White Ribbon: Mike Lusk Coon Valley, WI Picnic Tine Honorable Mentions: Jeff Ward Dover,…
A Facelift for Vesterheim Virtual Galleries
…The photography project is made possible by a grant from the Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The Bryant Foundation has already supported the photography of…
Ale Bowls and Festive Events in Traditional Norway
…for a grant from The Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation for a project in photographing folk-art objects in Vesterheim’s collection, and to Decorah photographer Chip Peterson for taking…
National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibit 2019 Winners
…Thorson Edina, MN Telemark Cabinet Honorable Mentions Julie Anderson Burnsville, MN Hallingdal Tray Kristine Barton Afton, MN Hallingdal Bunad Inspired Tine Susanna Baker Port Ludlow , WA Vest Agder Domed…
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,…