New display coming soon! 200 Years of Norwegians in America
Friday, January 3, 2025
Please call Livsreise to check on opening and closing dates of this exhibit.
200 Years of Norwegians in America
The ship Restauration set sail for America from Stavanger, Norway on July 4, 1825 with 52 Norwegians aboard. To commemorate this bicentennial, Vesterheim presents a special exhibition focusing on Norwegian immigration by featuring 20 objects that tell important stories and themes for Norwegians in America. Themes include living traditions, migration of skills, the Sami, higher education, sports, citizenship, Native Americans and Norwegian Americans, World War I, and returned immigrants.
Luther College students enrolled in the Scandinavian Immigration History course have chosen some of the objects for this exhibition. They selected an object to study in depth and then contributed text for the label. Each team also created records to share the full story of the place in Norwegian American history. QR codes on the artifact label will link to their podcast recordings.
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