Exhibitions & Events
Folk Art Galleries Reopen
Preview reception June 10, 6-8 p.m.
The Museum’s 2nd-floor galleries of folk art are reopening to feature a new design
and many objects not previously displayed. We invite you to explore folk art, folk
tradition, and identity through the Museum’s extensive collection of folk art from
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States.
Image caption: Reliquary 1796. Gift of Jean L. Berg.
Somebody's Grandma
July 9 - September 5
Somebody's Grandma, an exhibition developed by the Nordic Heritage Museum,
explores themes of heritage and identity through first-person interviews and portrait
photography.
The title of the exhibition refers to the concept that anyone, regardless of age,
gender, or cultural background is, could be, or will be a holder of culture with
stories, history, values, and heritage to pass down to following generations--metaphorically
"somebody's grandma."
Please join us on for a Members preview reception Thursday, July 8 from 6 - 8 p.m.
Somebody's Grandma is generously supported by the Royal Norwegian Consulate
General San Francisco and 4Culture.
2010 Tribute Dinner
Sunday, September 19
Please join us at the Nordic Heritage Museum on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 5:30
pm for an elegant Smörgåsbord Dinner, tribute program, and a short, live auction.
We are honoring six exceptional families: the late Jens and Inger Bruun, Jon and
Susan Hanson, Floyd Jones and his late wife Dolores, James and Jane Isakson Lea,
Allan and Inger Osberg, and Einar and Emma Pedersen.
$350 per person / $3500 per table of ten. Please RSVP by September 13 to (206) 789-5707
ext. 10 or to sharmonc@nordicmuseum.org.
An Evening with Solveig Torvik, Author of
The World’s best Place; Norway and the Norwegians
Tuesday September 14
7:00 p.m.
Suggested donation: $5.00
Join us for an evening with Solveig Torvik, author of
The World’s Best Place; Norway
and the Norwegians. Year after year, the United Nations ranks Norway as
the world’s best place to live. So what is it really like to live there? In the
World’s Best Place, Torvik, a Norwegian-American journalist, takes an unblinking
look at celebrated and uncelebrated, aspects of life in this socialist welfare state.
The book provides a provocative snapshot of contemporary Norwegian attitudes toward
authority, money, strangers, crime, work, women, alcohol, race and the role of the
individual in society. It focuses particular attention on Norway’s political, health
care, judicial, and economic systems. This event is presented by the Nordic Heritage
Museum’s Nordic American Voices oral history initiative and the Seattle-Bergen Sister
City Association.
100 Years of Women’s Voices and Action in Finland
September 10–November 14, 2010
Organized by the National Council of Women of Finland, this exhibition celebrates
women’s rights in Finland, one of the world’s leading democracies in empowering
women in the political arena. The exhibition explores women’s suffrage, violence
against women, women’s and children’s welfare, women’s reproductive rights, and
women’s rights in the workplace. Among the milestones chronicled in the exhibition
is the 1906 legislation that made Finland the second country in which women won
the right to vote and the first in which women were eligible for election to Parliament.
100 Years of Women’s Voices and Action in Finland is supported in part by
the Consulate General of Finland.
Please join us for an opening celebration Friday, September 10, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Lost in Nature: The Architecture of Jarmund / Vigsnaes
September 17–November 14, 2010
Lost in Nature features a collection of work by the Oslo-based architectural
firm Jarmund / Vigsnaes. Through photographs and models, the exhibition highlights
architectural projects that focus on close relationships with Norwegian nature.
Jarmund / Vigsnæs Architects was established in 1995 by Einar Jarmund—an alumnus
of the University of Washington—and Håkon Vigsnæs. In 2004 the partnership acquired
a third partner, Alessandra Kosberg; JVA currently employs 17 architects. With projects
ranging from summer cabins and private homes to schools, office buildings, and research
centers, the work of JVA has been published and exhibited extensively in Europe,
South America, and Asia. Lost in Nature is the firm’s first United States exhibition.
Lost in Nature is supported in part by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Please join us for a preview reception Thursday, September 16, 6 to 8 p.m.
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is a social network providing experiences to people with Nordic
heritage or with an interest in the Nordic culture. The Arctic Circle organizes
events and programs with an emphasis on contemporary Nordic arts and contributions
to such global issues as environmental sustainability and social justice. For information
about the Arctic Circle, or to sign up for e-mail notifications of upcoming events,
please contact Stina Cowan at
stinac@nordicmuseum.org
or (206) 789-5707 ext. 21
Nordic Knitting Conference 2010
The third Nordic Knitting Conference will take place on October 15-17, 2010. Internationally
acclaimed knitting experts from Scandinavia and the U.S. will lead the three day
conference. The renowned line-up of world-class instructors includes Britt-Marie
Christofferson (Sweden) Ruth Sørensen (Denmark) Beth Brown-Reinsel (U.S.) Evelyn
Clark (U.S.) Nancy Bush (U.S.) and Carol Rhoades (U.S).
The conference will also include a happy hour on Friday night and a banquet on Saturday
night with keynote speech by Nancy Bush on Estonian Lace.
Click
here for more details.