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SUMMARY:MoDA @ The Library
DESCRIPTION:This program is a collaboration between the Elk Horn Public Library and the Museum of Danish America. Join our Youth and Community Educator lead a lesson on the “Art of Writing Letters.” Kids will have the opportunity to write letters to a loved one or a Veteran.
URL:https://www.danishmuseum.org/event/moda-the-library-2/
LOCATION:Elk Horn Public Library\, 2027 Washington St\, Elk Horn\, iowa\, 51531\, United States
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SUMMARY:SPARK! Honoring Our Military
DESCRIPTION:This month’s SPARK! program will explore periods of war in both America and Denmark. MoDA’s Registrar\, David Anderson\, will showcase items from our collection related to military service as we discuss their historical significance.\n\nSPARK! is cultural programming that fosters connection & encourages lifelong learning. Programs feature interactive exhibit experiences\, and all programs begin with a coffee social and snacks.\n\nThis program is sponsored by The Andersen and Andersen-Lopez families of New York and Connecticut.
URL:https://www.danishmuseum.org/event/spark-9/
LOCATION:iowa
CATEGORIES:SPARK!
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag Lunch - Danish Author Pernille Ipsen\, Book Discussion "My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women's Movement"
DESCRIPTION:Please join MoDA in welcoming Danish author Pernille Ipsen as we discuss her newly translated book “My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women’s Movement”. This event will be a discussion with the author about her book led by author Anna Redsand. There will also be time for Q & A from the audience.  \n\n\n\nSeven women raise a child together while redefining their place in society at the beginning of the Women’s Movement in Denmark in the 1970sOn New Year’s Eve in Copenhagen in 1972\, seven women had a child together: one gave birth and six others attended. They had met a year earlier at a feminist women’s camp on a small island and now\, with about twenty other women’s liberationists\, they occupied three dilapidated apartment buildings in the center of Copenhagen. One became the country’s first Women’s House\, the nerve center of the Women’s Movement in Denmark\, and the other two were women-only communal living spaces that were Pernille Ipsen’s first home. In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of women’s liberation in Scandinavia and dramatic social change around the globe\, she tells the stories of these seven women\, her seven mothers. \n\n\n\nRecounting her mothers’ history—from the passions and beliefs they shared to the political divisions over sexual identity that ultimately split them apart—Ipsen captures the individuality of each of her mothers as well as the common experiences that drew them together. As she deftly reflects the practical and emotional realities of her mothers’ women-centered life\, Ipsen presents an engrossing picture of intersecting lives that\, half a century ago\, raised questions we still grapple with today: What is a family? Who is a woman? And who gets to decide?  \n\n\n\nA chronicle of gender\, sexuality\, and feminism as it was constructed\, contested\, and lived\, My Seven Mothers is an eye-opening account of the challenges and possibilities connected with liberation and radical social change during the 1970s. In this time of fierce struggles over family\, sexuality\, and child-rearing\, it reminds us that new worlds are always possible. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it to this event? We will have a second opportunity also on the 20th\, at 6:00 pm in Des Moines at Barnes & Noble on University Ave.  \n\n\n\nThe Brown Bag Lunch Series is a free monthly speaker series sponsored by Dennis Andersen
URL:https://www.danishmuseum.org/event/brown-bag-lunch-5/
LOCATION:Museum of Danish America\, 2212 Washington Street\, Elk Horn\, IA\, 51531\, United States
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Lunch Series
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SUMMARY:Des Moines Book Discussion with Danish Author Pernille Ipsen\,  "My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women's Movement"
DESCRIPTION:Please join MoDA in welcoming Danish author Pernille Ipsen as we discuss her newly translated book My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women’s Movement. This event will be a discussion with the author about her book led by author Anna Redsand. There will also be time for Q & A from the audience. \n\n\n\nSeven women raise a child together while redefining their place in society at the beginning of the Women’s Movement in Denmark in the 1970sOn New Year’s Eve in Copenhagen in 1972\, seven women had a child together: one gave birth and six others attended. They had met a year earlier at a feminist women’s camp on a small island and now\, with about twenty other women’s liberationists\, they occupied three dilapidated apartment buildings in the center of Copenhagen. One became the country’s first Women’s House\, the nerve center of the Women’s Movement in Denmark\, and the other two were women-only communal living spaces that were Pernille Ipsen’s first home. In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of women’s liberation in Scandinavia and dramatic social change around the globe\, she tells the stories of these seven women\, her seven mothers. \n\n\n\nRecounting her mothers’ history—from the passions and beliefs they shared to the political divisions over sexual identity that ultimately split them apart—Ipsen captures the individuality of each of her mothers as well as the common experiences that drew them together. As she deftly reflects the practical and emotional realities of her mothers’ women-centered life\, Ipsen presents an engrossing picture of intersecting lives that\, half a century ago\, raised questions we still grapple with today: What is a family? Who is a woman? And who gets to decide?  \n\n\n\nA chronicle of gender\, sexuality\, and feminism as it was constructed\, contested\, and lived\, My Seven Mothers is an eye-opening account of the challenges and possibilities connected with liberation and radical social change during the 1970s. In this time of fierce struggles over family\, sexuality\, and child-rearing\, it reminds us that new worlds are always possible. \n\n\n\nThere is no requirement to RSVP for this free event\, but you will help us know how many people to expect by registering here.
URL:https://www.danishmuseum.org/event/des-moines-book-discussion-with-danish-author-pernille-ipsen-my-seven-mothers-making-a-family-in-the-danish-womens-movement/
LOCATION:Barnes & Noble\, 4550 University Avenue\, West Des Moines\, IA\, 50266\, United States
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SUMMARY:Julefest 2025
DESCRIPTION:Julefest is an annual celebration held in the Danish Villages of Elk Horn & Kimballton on the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving. Both communities will be festively decorated for Christmas\, and many local businesses and organizations offer activities. \n\n\n\nAt the museum\, we invite you to enjoy the current exhibitions\, live piano music\, cookies\, crafts\, seasonal drinks\, and festive decorations in the museum’s “hyggelig julestue” on Friday and Saturday. Visit our Design Store\, stocked with gifts for the entire family: beautiful jewelry\, décor\, Danish spreads and treats\, and of course\, the Annual Keepsake Ornament and Christmas Cards. \n\n\n\nThe museum’s Genealogy & Education Center on Main Street will be open from 10 am – 4 pm on Friday & Saturday. \n\n\n\nVisit Bedstemor’s House on Friday or Saturday afternoon from 1 – 4 pm. \n\n\n\nAdmission during Julefest is FREE!View the 2025 Julefest schedule here!
URL:https://www.danishmuseum.org/event/julefest-2025/
LOCATION:iowa
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