Season Opening Day marks the first day of the 2026 season. This family-friendly, free event will feature many exciting activities and exhibits! From 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: · View new exhibits in the Welcome House (Välkommen Hus). · See the historic buildings and look for some artifacts that have not been displayed before. · […]
Make three beautiful springtime cards during this class with Monique Vernon: A vintage waterfall sympathy/get well card A sunshine yellow bird pop-up card for a friend, and A seed packet […]
Embroidery is an old art form. It can be purely decorative or used for mending. All you need is a needle, some type of thread, and a foundation to stitch […]
This Swedish festival is perhaps the most popular one of the year. Join us at Gammelgården Museum for this outdoor festival celebrating the beauty of the Summer Day. Dating back […]
Bring Your Own Project • Create Together • Free to Attend Sunday, July 5th 1:00–3:00 PM Join us for the pilot session of Gammelgården Museum's new Art Club! Looking for motivation to start or finish a project? Searching for an interesting place to get you out of your normal environment and create alongside other artists? […]
Come join Ezra and August to learn about the practice of Dalmåning, a form of Swedish decorative folk painting used to adorn wooden furniture and painted on linen. You will begin to see these designs on many items around the museum! Traditionally, paintings are done on stretched linen on a wooden frame, but we […]
Join a short course where we will combine embroidery with appliqué to finish a small decorative pillow top. Choose from 1 of 3 apron designs, each displaying a fabric from the Dalarna area. It is said that “clothing is to clothe someone, but a costume tells a story.” While stitching our project, we will learn […]
This three-hour class with Natalie Norman is focused on making an embroidered wrist cuff. (A wrist cuff is used to warm your hands or as an accent piece worn as […]
Mark your calendar for the second annual Trick or Treat at Gammelgården! Bring your children to test-drive their costumes in daylight one week before Halloween. Walk door-to-door to each of […]
Fars Dag - or Father’s Day - is celebrated on the second Sunday in November in Sweden, instead of in June. Father’s Day in Sweden was initially celebrated in June, […]