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- EIN 42-6081638
- (563) 382-9681
- 523 W Water St Decorah IA 52101-1733 USA
- www.vesterheim.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Museums
Mission: The museum is a national treasure that explores the diversity of american immigration through the lens of norwegian-american experience, showcases the best in historic and contemporary norwegian folk and fine arts, and preserves living traditions through classes in norwegian culture and folk art, including rosemaling (decorative painting), woodworking, knifemaking, traditional food ways, and textile arts.
Programs: Education - the museum offers education classes on various norwegian folk art traditions as well as offer educational guided tours of norway to their members and the general public.
collections care - the museum houses a collection of over 33,000 artifacts, a complex of 16 buildings, and a farmstead. Museum staff provide care and upkeep as well as the acquisition of new artifacts.
museum shop - the museum has various norwegian-related books, crafts, and other items for resale to their members and the general public.