We want to cordially invite you and your family to our first annual Trick or Treating at Gammelgården! Bring your kiddos to test drive those costumes one week before Halloween in the daylight. Walk door-to-door to each of our historic buildings and grab some candy. Fun and easy Halloween kids' crafts will be available and […]
Join artist Maya Boo for a hands-on paper doll workshop inspired by Swedish immigrant folk traditions. In the 1800s, immigrant families in Minnesota created “klippdockor” (cut-out dolls) from wallpaper scraps, magazines, and reused household materials. In this class, participants will learn about the history of these handmade toys while designing and decorating their own paper […]
Gammelgården Museum will be closed from October 26th-31st to give staff and volunteers time to set up for the holidays. Come to the museum starting on Saturday, November 1st to see the holiday displays and exhibits, and to shop in the expanded Butik filled with items perfect for holiday gifts.
Gammelgården Museum will be closed from October 26th-31st to give staff and volunteers time to set up for the holidays. Come to the museum starting on Saturday, November 1st to see the holiday displays and exhibits, and to shop in the expanded Butik filled with items perfect for holiday gifts.
Gammelgården Museum will be closed from October 26th-31st to give staff and volunteers time to set up for the holidays. Come to the museum starting on Saturday, November 1st to see the holiday displays and exhibits, and to shop in the expanded Butik filled with items perfect for holiday gifts.
Gammelgården Museum will be closed from October 26th-31st to give staff and volunteers time to set up for the holidays. Come to the museum starting on Saturday, November 1st to see the holiday displays and exhibits, and to shop in the expanded Butik filled with items perfect for holiday gifts.
Gammelgården Museum will be closed from October 26th-31st to give staff and volunteers time to set up for the holidays. Come to the museum starting on Saturday, November 1st to see the holiday displays and exhibits, and to shop in the expanded Butik filled with items perfect for holiday gifts.
Gammelgården Museum will be closed from October 26th-31st to give staff and volunteers time to set up for the holidays. Come to the museum starting on Saturday, November 1st to see the holiday displays and exhibits, and to shop in the expanded Butik filled with items perfect for holiday gifts.
They Wore Our Buttons is a presentation illustrating the usefulness of late 19th-century cabinet card photos in identifying and dating collectible buttons from that time period. The program addresses how to research the photo origins, how to utilize additional clues from fashion to date the photos, and how to discover the ways buttons were used […]
New to Gammelgården this year is children’s storytime! This program will be hosted weekly on Thursday’s at 10:30 am in the classroom upstairs. This is a great opportunity for you and your family to partake in early literacy in your community. Early literacy programs are not designed to teach young children how to read, rather […]
Calling all festive spirits! Join us to create beautiful holiday greeting cards for your friends and family. Card kits and all supplies will be provided. Monique Vernon has been a paper art instructor since 2019 teaching classes at Community Thread in Stillwater and making cards for 15 years. Cancellation Policy: Up to 3 weeks before […]
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, but then various commercial organizations wanted it moved in 1931, so it wouldn’t compete with Mother’s Day (Mors dag) on the last Sunday of May.