Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
The Vesterheim is America's oldest and largest
museum devoted to an immigrant group. Built in 1877 as a luxury
hotel, it now features an early 1800 farmhouse from Norway and many other immigrant costumes, homes, folk arts, and more.
Address: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum,
523 W. Water Street, Decorah, Iowa 52101; 563-382-9681.
Email: vestheim@vesterheim.org.
Web: http://www.vesterheim.org.
Waterloo Center for the Arts
This museum features the largest public
collection of Haitian art in the United States. The collection
features colorful paintings, powerful metal sculptures, and glittering beaded and sequined banners.
Address: Waterloo Center for the Arts,
225 Commercial Street, Waterloo, Iowa;
319-291-4490. Email: museum@waterloo-ia.org.
Web: http://www.waterloo-ia.org/arts.
