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 […]
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.
The Fiber Arts Club at Gammelgården Museum will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Bring a project you're working on, and join in conversation and community. This is a relaxing gathering for people with projects in progress or in the planning stages. This is the perfect […]
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 […]