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Let's get moving again! It has been a tough year for dancing and Norway House wants to give participants of all ages and abilities a chance to move to a tune called Tussen i...

If you are just beginning your family history research, or have some experience with genealogical research but have little or no experience with Norwegian genealogy or Norwegian genealogical records, this class is for you!...

Vesterheim is giving an online presentation for the Decorah Sons of Norway Valdres Lodge. Vesterheim President/CEO Chris Johnson will speak about the photography of Knud Knudsen. Why do people leave their homes in search...

Jana Peterson joins Norway House to offer a two-part online painting class. Participants will learn how to make their own "Bryggen" masterpiece over the course of two, 1.5 hour sessions. Jana will take you...

Recharge from your day with an evening of creativity and fun! Join the National Nordic Museum for their virtual Crafts & Cocktails event to learn a cocktail recipe and make a Nordic craft using...

Come hear about how Vesterheim is surviving the pandemic. Tickets will be available here.

Norwegian immigrants began arriving in the Norway Grove, Wisconsin area in 1844. Over the next three years, many pioneers immigrated to the growing Norwegian-American community in Windsor and Vienna townships. This area near De...

Introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the twentieth century, at one time ski jumping was Washington’s most popular winter sport. Join ski historian and author John Lundin online as he recreates the excitement of ski...

Meet some of the artists behind Water, an exhibit of contemporary art that is now on view at Vesterheim. Everyone is invited to this free online conversation. Pre-registration is required and they will post a...

Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a monthly bokprat (book club), discussing Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. Join this month for a conversation about...

On April 28, please join the American-Scandinavian Foundation for a virtual round-table discussion on Indigenous Activism in the Nordic Countries, with Sámi artist Sofia Jannok, Inuk anthropologist and indigenous rights activist Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm,...

The Norwegian Consulate will kick off their 2021 speaker series with a virtual presentation by Anne Grethe Erlandsen, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Care Services in Norway (equivalent to Deputy Minister...

"A pair of skis are the ultimate transportation to freedom."—Warren Miller Nordic ski jumping was a popular pastime in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the twentieth century, combining the daring of downhill...

New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House returns in a virtual format! Celebrate contemporary Nordic filmmaking from home by catching some of the best new films in weekend sessions of contemporary feature films and documentaries....

Join the National Nordic Museum for story time and craft with their special guest, children's librarian Sara Jensen. We will listen to the story Miss Jaster's Garden, by Danish author N.M. Bodeker. Hedgie the Hedgehog lives in a...

Join celebrated Nordic cookbook author and food historian Patrice Johnson (AKA the Nordic Food Geek) to make a traditional Nordic-style fish chowder. Fish is an important part of many food traditions around the world...

Join celebrated artist Siri Bergløff Berrefjord, author and mother of the artform bunadsplast, as she and Vesterheim Collections Manager Jennifer Kovarik discuss her journey of examining and questioning the traditions of Norwegian jewelry and textiles and...