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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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: … 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 … 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 … Continue reading "Ski for Light Gala"
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 … 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 … 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, … 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 … Continue reading "Scandinavian Julefest & Market"
