Seed Savers Exchange Virtual Conference Series July 11, 2025 – The Future Embark on a journey through time at our virtual conference series “Growing Together: Past, Present, and Future” on […]
Who: Frank Bures What: an evening celebrating his new memoir, Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories Where: Pulpit Rock […]
This four-day in-person class will paint a Bostkast (comb cupboard) specially designed for us by woodworker extraordinaire, Mike Lusk, using the Hans Belle cupboard in the museum for inspiration. The class will […]
Students will forge material for two laminated knife blades using wrought iron and steel with a method described by Håvard Bergland in his book, The Art of Traditional Blacksmithing, Page 112 […]
Join us for a Hallingdal bunad purse embroidery class with Gina A. Nylund of Bunad Creations! Learn traditional stitching techniques as Gina guides you through creating your own beautifully embroidered purse. She’ll […]
Save the dates! Join us for the 58th annual Nordic Fest July 24-26, 2025 in Decorah, IA. Nordic Fest, held annually the last full weekend of July, is a celebration […]
The Book Shop will host Luther alum David Ellingson (’69) for a book signing of Paddle Pilgrim: Kayaking the Fjords of Norway.
Who: Kathleen Ernst What: an afternoon celebrating her latest Hanneke Bauer mystery, A Most Perilous Journey Where: Viking State Bank Community Room When: Friday, 7/25 at 1:00pm Iowa author Kathleen […]
In this class, students will make a Norwegian bruk kniv, or farm knife – a tool meant for everyday use. This is a simple unadorned knife with no silver mountings on it or the […]
Discover the ancient art of Varafell weaving, a traditional Viking-age technique closely related to rya weaving. Instead of yarn, this method uses wool locks as floss, creating a thick, warm, and durable […]
