Officials with the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn say two Brown Bag Lunch programs have been lined up to take place at the Museum. The first will be this Thursday, September 18th with “It Takes a Village to Raise a Hausbarn.” Freda Dammann is the director of the German Hausbarn, a 350-year-old structure moved from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Manning, Iowa. She will be speaking about the Hausbarn and her experiences with the project.

Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, IA.

Then, on September 25th, Tom Lundskær-Nielsen will present “Hans Christian Andersen: From the early fairy tales to the life parables.” Lundskær-Nielsen is a Senior Lecturer in Danish at University College London. He’ll discuss The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and The Fir Tree.

The programs begin at noon and are free and open to the public. As the name suggests, guests can bring a lunch to enjoy during the program. Programs are scheduled through the end of the year and can be found at danishmuseum.org.

Questions about the programs should be directed to Tova Brandt at 712-764-7001 or curator@danishmuseum.org.