Nordic News and Notes (November 2023): Bunads

Dear Norwegian Textile Letter friends,

I was putting together a list of new Scandinavian textile things to watch and read, and noticed a recently aired webinar on Norwegian bunads by Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. I listened to it and it was clear how excited the audience was during the presentation. The moderator scrambled to keep up with the questions and comments, and the speaker, Barbro Storlien, seemed surprised at the number of questions flowing in following her talk. Clearly there is a lot of interest in Norwegian costume in the U.S.

My notes on that webinar are followed by links to two articles and a Nasjonalmuseet exhibit description, all about bunads. While interest in historical bunads remains strong, the tradition is changing and evolving. It all makes for thought-provoking reading and watching!

Nordic News and Notes (November 2023): Bunads

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