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 to ancient times, Midsommardagen marks the longest day of the year and welcomes back warm weather. Enjoy traditional Swedish music, group folk dancing, hands-on activities, […]
Back by popular demand! Signe Fluegel will be teaching two Swedish language classes on a new day - Sundays - from May 5th-June 23rd - a Beginning class (1:30 p.m.) and an Advancing class (2:30 p.m.) Note: There is no class on May 12th (Mother's Day) or May 26th (Memorial Day weekend). The classes are […]
Come on down for an old-time bluegrass jam session at Gammelgården Museum from 2-4 p.m. on four Sundays - June 23, July 28, August 25, and September 22! Bring your banjo, fiddle, guitar, cello, dulcimer, harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, or bass, and learn new tunes! Play along, or just relax and listen in a welcoming atmosphere. […]
Back by popular demand! Signe Fluegel will be teaching two Swedish language classes on a new day - Sundays - from May 5th-June 23rd - a Beginning class (1:30 p.m.) and an Advancing class (2:30 p.m.) Note: There is no class on May 12th (Mother's Day) or May 26th (Memorial Day weekend). The classes are […]
Gammelgården Museum is closed on the 4th of July.
Students will work on a small floral sampler while learning several basic embroidery stitches and how to combine them. Stitches will be practiced to prepare students to complete the design at home and give them the skills to take on future projects. Fabrics, needles, threads, and stitch dictionaries will be discussed so students can make […]
This immersive, beginner-level workshop will introduce you to coiling, a structural textile technique that can be used to create sculptural work. Learn from Teaching Artist Alonzo Pantoja the coiling process from beginning to end– how to start a coil, wrap yarn, join coiling material, and finish off the work. Demos and discussion will cover formal […]
Each day at Sewing Camp, campers have opportunities do fun, hands-on learning at the Discovery Stations; have lunch and recess; and play pioneer games. There is about 1 ¾ hour each day with artist-in-residence Natalie Norman. Other sessions and projects during Sewing Camp include: Paint and decorate a 3D Dala horse. Explore the restored prairie […]
Each day at Sewing Camp, campers have opportunities do fun, hands-on learning at the Discovery Stations; have lunch and recess; and play pioneer games. There is about 1 ¾ hour each day with artist-in-residence Natalie Norman. Other sessions and projects during Sewing Camp include: Paint and decorate a 3D Dala horse. Explore the restored prairie […]
Elsa Beskow was a Swedish children’s book author and illustrator who was often called the ‘Beatrix Potter’ of Scandinavia. She published forty books with her own text and images. Beskow frequently combined reality with elements from the fairy tale world. Children meet elves or goblins, and farm animals talk with people. Central themes were the relationships […]
Elsa Beskow was a Swedish children’s book author and illustrator who was often called the ‘Beatrix Potter’ of Scandinavia. She published forty books with her own text and images. Beskow frequently combined reality with elements from the fairy tale world. Children meet elves or goblins, and farm animals talk with people. Central themes were the relationships […]
Come on down for an old-time bluegrass jam session at Gammelgården Museum from 2-4 p.m. on four Sundays - June 23, July 28, August 25, and September 22! Bring your banjo, fiddle, guitar, cello, dulcimer, harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, or bass, and learn new tunes! Play along, or just relax and listen in a welcoming atmosphere. […]
