The Mostly Nordic Chamber Series and Smörgåsbord will be continuing its 20th season at 4 p.m. this Sunday, March 8, at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St). The entire series comprises of five concerts that feature internationally renowned artists representing Nordic countries. This Sunday’s concert “Denmark: Sparklers and Marzipan – a Birthday Salute” will showcase […]
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Nordic Heritage Museum to host Finnish Design exhibition
The Nordic Heritage Museum is set to celebrate all that is Finnish design with the opening of Finland: Designed Environments exhibition next month. The exhibition is set to examine the creativity of Finnish design, craft and architecture over the past fifteen years. Finland: Designed Environments will include examples of furnishings, fashion, craft, architecture and urbanism. […]
Reuben’s Brews Happy Hour to support Nordic Heritage Museum
This Thursday, February 5, Reuben’s Brews (1406 NW 53rd St) will be hosting a Happy Hour event to benefit the Nordic Heritage Museum. Head down from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. and $1 from every drink purchased will be donated to the Museum. “Come help support two local Ballard favorites,” says Sara Keats from the Nordic Heritage Museum.
6th annual Nordic Lights Film Festival set for January
The Nordic Heritage Museum is bringing more than a dozen Nordic films to Seattle in January as part of the Nordic Lights Film Festival. This is the 6th annual film festival, and will include feature-length films, documentaries, and short films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The festival will run from Thursday, January 15, […]
Yulefest set for this weekend at Nordic Heritage Museum
The Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) will host the 37th annual Yulefest this weekend from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Locals can get a head start on their holiday shopping while immersing themselves in some Nordic Christmas traditions over the weekend at Yulefest. The festival will offer attendees […]
Odin’s Eye art exhibit opens at Nordic Heritage Museum
The Odin’s Eye art exhibition opens tonight at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) as a part of the annual Taste of Iceland Festival. The exhibition includes work from a variety of artists from Iceland and will be open to the public until November 9. The exhibition aims to build a bridge between Americans […]
Mostly Nordic Music Series kicks off this Sunday
The Mostly Nordic Chamber Series and Smörgåsbord will be kicking off its 19th season at 4 p.m. this Sunday, February 23rd, at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St). The series comprises of five concerts that will feature internationally renowned artists representing Nordic countries. This Sunday’s concert “Devilishly Danish” will showcase music from Denmark […]
Nordic Heritage Museum to host kids glass art program tomorrow
The Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) will be facilitating a kids glass art program to coincide with the mid-winter break tomorrow (Thursday, February 20) from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Attendees will get the chance to check out the Swedish glass exhibition Pull, Twist, Blow and make their own faux glass bowl at this drop-in program. After viewing the […]
Finnish folk music duo to play at Nordic Heritage Museum tonight
This evening, at 7 p.m. at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th Street), a folk music group from Finland will play a concert. The Polka Chicks are fiddler Kukka Lehto and accordionist Teija Niku. In addition to composing their own songs, “revel in picking through the dusty shelves of folk tune archives to find […]
Exhibit showcases one of Norway’s famous explorers
It was nearly 100 years ago that Norwegian Roald Amundsen and his crew were the first people to make it to the South Pole. This week, the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) opens an exhibit focused on him, his travels and his time in Seattle. Courtesy the Nordic Heritage Museum “Cold Recall: Reflections […]
Winners of Nordic Fashion Biennale announced
The winners of the North by Northwest fashion competition have been announced. The competition was part of the 2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale held at the Nordic Heritage Museum, which ended earlier this week. From the Nordic Heritage Museum: The winner of the juried competition is Sarah Borruso of San Francisco, California and the winner of […]
Scandinavian Classes start next week in Ballard
Fall is officially here which means the Scandinavian Language Institute is starting up its fall quarter. Classes for Svenska, Norsk, Dansk and Islanska start the week of October 3rd at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St). Details, class schedules, tuition and registration can be found here. The Swedish Cultural Center (1920 Dexter Ave […]
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