Danish Immigrant Museum

These activities bring the museum's mission to its national audience and membership. Outreach to school groups and community members takes place at the museum's main building, the jens jensen prairie landscape park, bedstemor's house, and the genealogy & education center located on main street. Learners of all age participated in educational public programs through the year, including spark! Programs for elders and youth summer camps. In addition to onsite programs, museum staff engage constituents at public festivals, lectures and presentations, workshops, and receptions across the country. During the past fiscal year, museum staff interacted with live audience members in 26 events in 8 states, both in person and online. The museum also engaged audience members through internet-based and electronic media. Over 80,000 unique visitors came to the museum's website, over 7,500 people subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter, and more than 12,000 people follow the museum's facebook page.

The design store displays and sells items reflecting the best danish design books about denmark and danish-american relations. Inventory is selected that reflects the museum's mission of educating and informing its public and includes items from furniture to lighting to jewelry and home dcor, and books ranging from academic studies to entertaining folklore.