'Norwegians in Chicago' – New exhibit of art & culture open during the weekends in August
By Lynn Sove Maxson –
The Norwegian National League of Chicago presents Norwegians in Chicago, past and present in an exhibit of art and culture. On Saturdays and Sundays during the month of August, there will be an exhibit at the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, 2614 N. Kedzie Blvd., Chicago.
ART IN AUGUST: Come see this special exhibit in August 2014.
The exhibit will feature the church’s art as well as items on loan from Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa. These items are by artists who exhibited at the Norske Klub during the ‘30s and ‘40s. Another artifact is Roald Amundsen’s skis which he donated to the club. A Sons of Norway flag which was flown over Amundsen’s camp in Antarctica will also be on display.
The Norske Klub was founded in 1905 and the building on 2350 N. Kedzie opened on July 4, 1917. Orchestral evenings and plays were presented at the Norske Klub, and in 1920 a tradition of annual art exhibits was started.
The Logan Square area of Chicago was home to many Norwegian clubs, churches, and choruses as well as the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial church.
During the exhibit there will be displays of Norwegian cultural arts and demonstrations of Rosemaling, knitting, etc. The recently-designed, original Illinois bunad ( traditional folkdress) will be shown on August 16 with other bunads. Learn about handmade knives at the exhibit on August 30 and 31.
Information on the Viking ship from the 1893 Columbian Exhibition and 2014 tour dates will be available. Get information on the Norsk Museum in Norway, IL which was the first permanent settlement of Norwegians in America. Information on Sons of Norway local lodges will be available. Also, learn about Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, IA. where you can take classes in Norwegian arts and culture.
The exhibit will be open every weekend in August 2014: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.to 3:00 pm (Welcome to church service at 11:00 a.m.)
The exhibit is in conjunction with the Logan Square Preservation Photo Exhibit featuring the Norske Klub and past Norwegians in the area. They have a dragon chandelier on loan from Vesterheim from the Norske Klub.
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