Museum of Danish America hosts and attends many social events throughout the year. Below is a frequently updated list of current events and exhibitions at the museum. 

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Events:

March 2024

  • March 5 – SPARK! - Music & Drama
  • March 14 – Educator's Night | Harlan, IA
  • March 19 – MoDA Movies at the Rose Theater | Audubon, IA
  • March 21 – Brown Bag Lunch – Nella Larsen with Anna Redsand 
  • March 21 – Throwback Thor's Day 
  • March 23 – North and Nordicity: An Exploration of Nordic Piano Music with UNO | Elk Horn, IA

April 2024

  • April 2 – SPARK! - Quilts & Storycloths
  • April 18 – Brown Bag Lunch – A New Beginning: Life on the Front Lines with Anna Eckhoff 
  • April 21 – Victor Borge Legacy Award | Elk Horn, IA
  • April 25 – Dinner and a Movie – Passage to Sweden | Lykke Center, Des Moines, IA | Purchase Tickets

May 2024

  • May 7 – SPARK! - Play with Preschoolers
  • May 16 – Brown Bag Lunch – Runestones & Runic Inscriptions with Loraine Jensen 
  • May 24 - 25 – Tivoli Fest | Elk Horn & Kimballton, IA

June 2024

  • June 4 – SPARK! - MoDA's Ford Model A
  • June 8 – Yoga in the Prairie
  • June 12 – LEGOs & Bots Summer Camp 
  • June 13 – Storytime in the Prairie 
  • June 22 – Sankt Hans Aften | Elk Horn, IA

July 2024

  • July 2 – SPARK! - Breakfast with the Birds
  • July 13 – Yoga in the Prairie
  • July 18 – Storytime in the Prairie
  • July 19 – Viking Camp
  • July 27 – Painting in the Prairie
  • July 30 – Kids Run the Museum Day

August 2024

  • August 3 – Danish Plates Community Mosaic Project
  • August 6 – SPARK! - Meet Lucy the Therapy Dog
  • August 8 – Storytime in the Prairie
  • August 10 – Yoga in the Prairie

September 2024

  • September 3 – SPARK! - Gourd Painting

October 2024

  • October 1 – SPARK! - V is for Viking

November 2024

  • November 5 – SPARK! - Veterans Day Program
  • November 15 – Exhibit Opening for Danish Ceramics: Beyond Blue and White
  • November 16 – Paint a Clay Ornament Workshop
  • November 29 - 30 – Julefest | Elk Horn & Kimballton, IA

December 2024

  • December 3 – SPARK! - Holidays & Clay

Exhibitions: 

  • Mezzanine: Nature-Culture / Natur-Kultur | June 22, 2023 – November 3, 2024
  • Main Floor Gallery: Fabric of a Nation: Art Quilts and Immigration Stories | November 24, 2023 – May 12, 2024  
  • Multimedia Room: Nature-Culture / Natur-Kultur | June 22, 2023 – November 3, 2024