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 2023

  • March 22 - 25 – Rebild Annual Meeting | Houston, TX
  • March 30 – Brown Bag Lunch – Young Concert Artists Performance | Elk Horn, IA
  • March 31 – 40th Anniversary Young Concert Artists Private Performance & Reception | Luther Memorial Church, Des Moines, IA | Purchase tickets 

April 2023

  • April 13 – Brown Bag Lunch – Visual Storage Project | Elk Horn, IA
  • April 20 – 40th Anniversary Swedish Club Private Event | Seattle, WA | Purchase tickets
  • April 22 – Letterpress Printing Workshop | Genealogy & Education Center, Elk Horn, IA
  • April 30 – Scandinavian Design Exhibit & 40th Anniversary Private Reception | Milwaukee Arts Museum, Milwaukee, WI | Purchase tickets

May 2023

  • May 7 – Victor Borge Legacy Awards | Elk Horn, IA
  • May 11 – Brown Bag Lunch – Behind the Scenes of MoDA's Social Media with Emmelie | Elk Horn, IA
  • May 19 - 22 – American Alliance of Museums | Denver, CO
  • May 21 – 40th Anniversary Luncheon | Denver, CO | Purchase tickets
  • May 26 - 27 – Tivoli Fest | Elk Horn & Kimballton, IA

June 2023

  • June 4 – Final day to view Joyce Tenneson's Great Danes Exhibition and In Search of Zion: The Danish-American Mormon Movement Exhibition | Elk Horn, IA
  • June 15 – Brown Bag Lunch – Square Stories with Lise Kildegaard | Elk Horn, IA
  • June 22 – Opening of Nature-Culture / Natur-Kultur Exhibition | Elk Horn, IA
  • June 22 - 24 – 40th Anniversary Danish American Heritage Society Conference "Ecologies and Ethnicity" | Elk Horn, IA
  • June 24 – 40th Anniversary Celebration for Museum of Danish America & Sankt Hans Aften (Midsummer) | Elk Horn, IA

July 2023

  • July 13 – Brown Bag Lunch – Seaweed with Kathryn Larsen | Elk Horn, IA

August 2023

  • August 2 – 40th Anniversary Event at Norway House | Minneapolis, MN
  • August 10 – Brown Bag Lunch – Danish-American Dairying | Elk Horn, IA

September 2023

  • September 14 – Brown Bag Lunch – Monarchs with Brad Rasmussen | Elk Horn, IA
  • September 20 – 40th Anniversary Reception | Joslyn Castle, Omaha, NE

October 2023

  • October 1 – Hyggefest | The Danish Church and Cultural Center, Yorba Linda, CA
  • October 19 – Brown Bag Lunch – Svend Buus | Elk Horn, IA

November 2023

  • November 6 – Final day to view 40 Years of Collecting: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Exhibition | Elk Horn, IA
  • November 16 – Brown Bag Lunch – The History of Elk Horn with Warren Watson | Elk Horn, IA
  • November 24 – Opening of The Fabric of a Nation: Art Quilts and Immigration Stories Exhibition | Elk Horn, IA
  • November 24 - 25 – Julefest | Elk Horn & Kimballton, IA

December 2023

  • December 14 – Brown Bag Lunch | Elk Horn, IA

Exhibitions: 

  • Mezzanine: Joyce Tenneson's Great Danes | November 25, 2022 – June 4, 2023
  • Main Floor Gallery: 40 Years of Collecting: Highlights from the Permanent Collection | November 25, 2022 – November 6, 2023 
  • Multimedia Room: In Search of Zion: The Danish-American Mormon Movement | through June 4, 2023
  • Upcoming: Nature-Culture / Natur-Kultur | June 22, 2023 – November 1, 2024
  • Upcoming: The Fabric of a Nation: Art Quilts and Immigration Stories | November 24, 2023 – May 2024
  • Traveling Exhibitions: New Nordic Cuisine
    • Nordic Northwest at Nordia House | Portland, OR | January 9 – March 27, 2023
    • Norway House | Minneapolis, MN | May 11 – August 13, 2023