…ease of our online class registration or shopping from a distance at our online Museum Store. You may be interested to learn we have added a new category, Metalworking, to…
Silver Threads: Exploring Norwegian Sámi Silver
…Traditions in the Upper Midwest Fellowship. Liz traveled to northern Norway to research and study Sámi silver work in order to broaden her knowledge of historic design, tools, and techniques…
New Nordic Cuisine Exhibit Closing Event
…an on-site reception and gallery talk with Tova Brandt, Executive Director and Albert Ravenholt Curator of Danish-American Culture at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa, and, curator…
Vesterheim Home
…a Children’s Parade, Nordic Dancers, hands-on crafts, live music with fiddler Erik Sessions, ice cream, and more. View the Schedule Get ready to enter – information is now available for…
Collections & Research
…1900. Includes: rosemaling, woodcarving, weaving, needlework, knifemaking, and instruments. 1 Objects used for specific activities, including food preparation, agriculture, industries, transportation, and sports. 1 Works of visual art by Norwegian…
Instructors WF
…Caitlyn Miller, James Moody, Phil Mostrom, Jan Mueller, Lois Nelson, Marit Neumüller, Kerstin Newburg, Jen Nichols, Benji Nilsen, Hege Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ……
Syttende Mai 2023
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! We enjoyed a beautiful day celebrating Syttende Mai, Norway’s Constitution Day, on May 17 at Vesterheim with a children’s parade through Vesterheim’s Heritage Park, storytelling, crafts, an…
Awards for “Socially Distanced, Creatively Connected”
…woodworking, rosemaling, knifemaking, blacksmithing, jewelry, weaving, and fiber art, and is open through December 31, 2021. This exhibit is sponsored by The Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa…
Folk Art Apprentices and Artists in Residence 2023-24
…she can about traditional folk art, folk lore, music, and baked goods. Some of her fondest memories are baking lefse, flatbrød, krumkake, sandbakelse, and kransekake with her mother and grandmother….