Twin Cities Nordic Luncheon and Marketplace
Despite the April snowstorm, Vesterheim friends and family enjoyed fellowship and good times at the Nordic Celebration and Marketplace in…
New Nordic Cuisine Survey
The Museum of Danish America in Elkhorn, Iowa, is working on a new exhibition about New Nordic Cuisine and they need…
Countdown for Koselig
Are you feeling relaxed yet? **The Koselig exhibit is now closed.** We held cake break every Wednesday during the Koselig…
Kroting Revival
At the Hardanger Folk Museum in Norway. Imagine living in an old log one room house on the western coast…
Forging New Friendships
The forges were fired hot last weekend when Tom Latané came to Vesterheim’s Folk Art School to teach. We caught…
“Commercials” by Luther College Norwegian Language Students
Why study Norwegian at Luther College? These fun student commercials give some good reasons. Of course, Vesterheim figures prominently. The…
The Value of “Velkommen” at Vesterheim
Staff members discussed how Vesterheim could implement LGBTQ Welcoming Guidelines from the American Alliance of Museums. When we say velkommen,…
National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition
The 2018 National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition rules are available! You can view and print them here. From the viewing page,…
Kuksa—Drinking From Your Own Cup
All week Alexander Yerks has been leading classes in how to make a kuksa, a Sámi-style, carry-it-with-you drinking cup, starting…
Interest in Making These Beautiful Boxes Isn’t Shrinking
A class in making decorated green-wood shrink boxes, led by Jögge Sundqvist, an internationally known craftsman from Sweden, is just winding…