25 Dec, 2017
Fight the darkness of winter with Nordic cheer and fellowship Vesterheim Decorah, Iowa When days are short and nights grow long, it’s time to celebrate community the Norwegian way—with warm drinks, wool socks, close...
12 Jan, 2011
There are several exciting changes happening at Vesterheim Museum, all geared to creating a more pleasant and engaging experience for visitors. A portion of the first floor of the museum’s Westby-Torgerson Education Center will...
12 Jul, 2010
Textile experts are coming to Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum this summer and fall to teach new techniques and share their twist on tradition through the museum’s folk-art education program. Whether you are a beginning or...
23 Apr, 2010
Celebrate Syttende Mai, Norway’s “Constitution Day,” at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, on Saturday, May 15, with a children’s parade, Decorah’s Nordic Dancers, music and storytelling performances, gallery talks, food, and free admission to the museum...
24 Mar, 2010
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum announces the opening of an exhibition of stunning quilts from the museum collection, “Pieces of Self: Identity and Norwegian-American Quilts,” on view in Vesterheim’s Main Building beginning April 1, 2010. To...
10 Feb, 2010
Carol Hasvold will present “Festive Events and Drinking Customs in Traditional Norway, or, What Are All Those Painted Bowls for Anyway?” at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum on Sunday, February 21, at 2:00 p.m. in the...
5 Feb, 2010
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum is pleased to announce that Decorah Bank & Trust Co. is once again sponsoring Free Thursdays in 2010 at the museum. Thanks to Decorah Bank & Trust Co. every Thursday admission...
20 Jan, 2010
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum announces the hiring of Arlan C. Quandahl of Monona, Iowa, as the museum’s new Director of Development Quandahl’s background is in market development, management, and sales. He also has worked in...
18 Jan, 2010
Help your kids shake off their cabin fever at the eleventh annual Barneløpet Saturday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by Sons of Norway Valdres Lodge #503 in Decorah, Iowa, Sons...
15 Jan, 2010
Every Thursday admission is free at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and the museum is open until 8:00 p.m. thanks to Decorah Bank & Trust Co. Once a month the museum offers a special event in...
17 Aug, 2018
Summer reading guide 2018: staff picks
27 Jul, 2018
American by Day, Norwegian by Night
26 Jul, 2018
26 Jul, 2018
A brilliant concept, executed perfectly
26 Jul, 2018
17 Aug, 2018
Adaption of Sweet Land onstage in Seattle
23 Jul, 2018
Thorvald Stoltenberg dies aged 87
23 Jul, 2018
23 Jul, 2018
Don’t miss this bio of author Sigrid Undset
23 Jul, 2018
