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Danish Ambassador to Visit Iowa |
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DES MOINES, IA – On October 4th the public invited to a special event featuring Denmark's Ambassador to the United States, Jesper Møller Sørensen at Grand View University in Des Moines. Later that day, he will travel to Elk Horn for an afternoon coffee at MoDA. See Story Here |
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A Highlight of Big Happenings at MoDA |
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The Museum of Danish America (MoDA) in Elk Horn, Iowa has been very busy with organization changes, planning events, a visit by the Danish Ambassador, and preparing for the debut of an upcoming exhibit. See Story Here
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Henry Olson - MoDA Administrative and Visitor Services Manager |
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Ambassador of Denmark Reception
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Sneak Peak of Upcoming Exhibit, Danish Ceramics: Beyond Blue and White |
Photo's by Museum of Danish America |
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New Danish Ambassador to Canada |
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EMBASSY OF DENMARK IN CANADA, September 13th -- His Excellency Ambassador Jarl Frijs-Madsen presented his credentials to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Ambassador Frijs-Madsen is now formally the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Canada. Embassy of Denmark in Canada |
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MS Anne-Marie Brisson, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2024 |
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Essay Published on Scan Design Founders Jens and Inger Brunn |
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SEATTLE, WA - The Scan Design Foundation recently commissioned writer Rosemary Jones to conduct research and tell the story of Jens and Inger Brunn, and the origins of the Scan Design Foundation. See Story Here
Photo of Jens and Inger Brunn Courtesy of Scan Design Foundation |
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Denmark Criticized for Disability Convention Failings |
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15 years after its ratification of the UN's Disability Convention, Denmark receives very serious criticism. Meanwhile, the U.S. never ratified. See POV International Story Here
Image by UN Treaty Collection |
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'The Girl with the Needle' is Denmark's Oscar Entry |
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DET DANSKE FILMINSTITUT, September 19th -- The Danish Oscar Submitting Committee unanimously chose this film for the 2025 Oscars.
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Magnus von Horn's 'The Girl with the Needle' starring Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm is Denmarks Oscar entry. Photo: Lukasz Bak |
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Popular U.S. Romance Reality TV Hits Denmark |
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VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL, September 17th -- Warner Bros. Discovery has ordered two new local versions of adventure dating format Stranded on Honeymoon Island for Denmark and Sweden. See Story Here |
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Warner Bros. Discovery Stranded on Honeymoon Island |
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Elverhøj Museum Hosts Living History Days |
During this weekend's Solvang Danish Days festival, the Elverhøj Museum hosted Living History Days. Events included Viking jewelry making demonstration, spinning, knitting, and other fiber arts demonstrations, Danish Star craft, crafts for kids, Hans Christian Andersen storyteller, a Viking selfie station, and Danish songs around the piano. Danish Days in Solvang concludes today. See the Danish Days Webpage here |
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The Start of Danish National Baseball |
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Jay Cannon, an American and local baseball coach in Lyngby, Denmark, is celebrating a major milestone in Danish baseball.
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Photo courtesy of Jay Cannon |
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Battle of the Vikings in Des Moines |
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Perhaps it makes you think of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 - The Grand View University Vikings defeated the Missouri Valley College Vikings of Marshall, Missouri 24-0 on Saturday in Des Moines. Grand View, ranked 5th nationally in the NAIA, improved it's record to 3-0 with the victory. Grand View Athletics page here |
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NFDA End of Year Campaign |
We hope you enjoy our weekly newsletter, our website with all current Danish American events, our traveling exhibits program and all our initiatives throughout the year. Now in our fifth year, NFDA reaches over 5,000 subscribers in North America and Denmark, and thousands more on our website and social media. Our mission is to promote our Danish heritage, support all North American Danish organizations, and preserve our heritage for future generations! Tusind Tak! |
Click Here to Support Us! |
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Danish Originals is a podcast series, in English, that features Danish creatives who have made a mark in the US. We hope you will join us and subscribe to Danish Originals. |
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Co-presented by American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst and Statens Museum for Kunst |
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LEGO Plans to Ditch Oil in its Bricks For Pricier Renewable Plastic as Profits Surge |
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CNN, August 29th -- LEGO, which sells billions of plastic bricks annually, has tested over 600 different materials to develop a new material that would completely replace its oil-based brick by 2030. See Story Here |
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Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images |
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Stories related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals presented with support of our sponsor & partner - Scan Design Foundation |
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NFDA partners with The Danish Pioneer newspaper, the oldest
Danish-American newspaper in North America since 1872. Please support The Danish Pioneer
See their flyer with subscription information here
Our national community's historic Danish-American newspaper celebrates now in its 152nd year! |
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