• Trick or Treat at Gammelgården Museum

    Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

    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 […]

    Free
  • The Art of Klippdockor: Paper Doll Making Workshop

    Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

    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, […]

    $10
  • They Wore Our Buttons

    Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

    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 […]

    $5
  • Children’s Storytime

    Children’s Storytime

    Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • Holiday Cardmaking with Monique Vernon

    Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

    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 […]

    $25
  • Fars Dag (Father’s Day) in Sweden

    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, […]