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VESTERHEIM NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM
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Location: 502 W. Water St. - Decorah, IA 52101
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Contact:
Phone: 563.382.9681
Fax: 563.382.8828
Email: vesterheim@vesterheim.org
Website: www.vesterheim.org |
With a main complex of 16 historic buildings in downtown Decorah, Iowa, a farmstead and country church about seven miles outside the city, Vesterheim is the most comprehensive museum in the United States dedicated to a single immigrant group. The museum houses over 24,000 artifacts and preserves living traditions through classes in Norwegian culture and folk art, including rosemaling (decorative painting), woodcarving and woodworking, knifemaking, and textile arts. Museum complex includes a museum and folk art supply store and the Dayton House Cafe. Open year-round except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Years Day, and Easter. May 1 - October 31 open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and November 1 - April 30 closed Mondays and open Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m to 4 p.m. For group tour inquiries, ask for Marla Klocke.
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