This permanent exhibit traces the building and sailing of the Hjemkomst, the Viking ship replica that sailed to Norway in 1982. A 12-minute video introduces the story of this historic event and the exhibit surrounds the ship with a 360-degree photo tour of the deck and artifacts from the voyage on display. Housed inside the … Continue reading "Dare to Dream: The Hjemkomst Saga"
Visit this life-size replica of the Hopperstad Stave Church that still stands in the village of Vik, Norway today. There are only four life-size stave church replicas in the United States. This one stands outside the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minn. Visitors can walk around it any time for free, but to see the glorious … Continue reading "Hopperstad Stave Church Replica"
Who were Ole Bull, Ole Hendricks, Johan Arndt Mostad, Thea Arndt Clark, Bill Sherburne, Hans Fykerud, Dagny Andrea Quisling, Ellen Blagen, and Elmo Wick? Find out about these Norwegian and Norwegian-American fiddlers, as well as fiddle makers and tune collectors from Norwegian-American communities in the Upper Midwest. This exhibition includes music made on Hardanger fiddles … Continue reading "Hand Me Down the Fiddle: Norwegian Fiddlers, Fiddles, and Fiddle Tunes in the Upper Midwest"
The Norsk Museum is in the first permanent Norwegian settlement, in LaSalle County around the Fox River, which is now Norway, Illinois. This first pioneer group, called “Sloopers”, was led by early explorer Cleng Peerson. The Sloopers came to America primarily for religious freedom. This group of 52 immigrants was a combination of Quaker and … Continue reading "Norsk Museum"
This exhibit presents two series of prints by Minnesota artist Amy Sands. The Bunad series is a set of 20 framed polymer photogravure prints of close-ups of the needlework on historic bunad at the Osterøy Museum in Norway; this set will be on display at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minn., Sept. 7, 2024 through … Continue reading "Trådar/Threads"
The Norsk Museum is proudly sponsoring the Lars Idar Waage photo exhibit “A Dying Norway – In A Living America?” at the Norway Community Building for three days. September 13-15: • Friday 6-8 p.m. • Saturday 1-5 p.m. • Sunday 1-5 p.m. On Sunday, the exhibit will join the Cleng Peerson Sons of Norway lodge … Continue reading "A Dying Norway – In A Living America?"
A choral celebration of Norwegian folk music that will feature the Minot Chamber Chorale and soloists including Norwegian soprano Melissa Kristin Holm-Johansen. From tunes you heard your grandmother singing, and bridal marches from the fjords, to ABBA and Lillebjørn Nilsen, you will hear a rare panoply of Scandinavian folk and pop tunes featuring Minot's favorite … Continue reading "Now We Belong"
A dinner and program celebrating Ski for Light's 50th anniversary. SFL patterned itself after the Norwegian Ridderrenn and teaches blind and mobility-impaired persons to cross country ski. Tickets will become available in late summer 2024. Stay tuned for reservation information through the Norway House web site at https://www.norwayhouse.org/ Tickets are limited.
As 2025 marks the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to America, it's the perfect time to make a bunad you can wear for a full year of celebrations! Join Norwegian instructor Ingebjørg Monsen for a weeklong class where you will learn to make the vest that is worn as part of the … Continue reading "Bunad Making: Nasjonaldrakt with Ingebjørg Monsen"
Join Norwegian fiddler Gard Nergaard to learn traditional fiddle tunes from Agder in southern Norway! You'll leave class with new tunes for your next jam session, and you'll learn nuanced fiddle technique that will help you for years to come. This class is offered in conjunction with Vesterheim's "Hand Me Down the Fiddle" exhibit and … Continue reading "Traditional Fiddle Tunes from Agder with Gard Nergaard"
This exhibit of documentary photographs by Lars Idar Waage is a portrait of Stavanger, Illinois, by someone from 6,000 miles away in Stavanger, Norway. The tiny town of Stavanger, Illinois, in LaSalle County, is the location of the first permanent settlement of Norwegian immigrants in the United States, including some of those who sailed on … Continue reading "A Dying Norway – in a Living America?"
Scandinavian JULEFEST and Market Hosted by "Norse in Tucson" (Non-Profit (c) 501 (c) 3) 665 W Roller Coaster Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704-3817 Duration: 7 hrs. Public · Anyone Watch and learn how to make Scandinavian crafts and learn to make Scandinavian foods, as well as purchase Scandinavian goods and foods. Children welcome as there will … Continue reading "Scandinavian Julefest & Market"
