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MUSEUMS

Nuuk’s museums offer a window into Greenland’s rich culture and history. The Greenland National Museum features artifacts from ancient finds to modern exhibits, while the Nuuk Art Museum highlights diverse Greenlandic art, from paintings to sculptures.

MUSEUMS – Local Tips

Winter in Nuuk
Families enjoying ice skating on a frozen pond in Nuuk, surrounded by traditional Greenlandic architecture.
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The restaurant at Qooqqut Nuan in the fjord near Nuuk in Greenland. Photo by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland
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4 days in Nuuk with the best from both worlds
The Settlement Kapisillit at the Nuuk Fjord
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4 days in Nuuk for the winter explorer
Sunrise over a snowcovered Nuuk in Greenland. Photo by Rebecca Gustafsson - Visit Greenland
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4 days in Nuuk for a culture and food enthusiast
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MUSEUMS – Operators in Nuuk

Nuuk Local Museum/ Nuutoqaq Katersugaasivik
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Nuuk Local Museum/ Nuutoqaq Katersugaasivik

Nuuk Local Museum/ Nuutoqaq Katersugaasivik

The Permanent ExhibitionThe museum focuses on conveying the time from the 1950s onwards, a time…
Meaningful Travels Greenland
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Meaningful Travels Greenland

Meaningful Travels Greenland

At Meaningful Travels Greenland, we envision travel as a transformative tool for education, understanding, and…
Greenland National Museum And Archives
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Greenland National Museum And Archives

Greenland National Museum And Archives

Museet blev startet i midten af 1960`erne som et af de første museer i Grønland.…
Guide to Greenland
Colourful Nuuk and Sermitsiaq. Photo - Peter Yan , Visit Greenland
Guide to Greenland

Guide to Greenland

Guide to Greenland has more than 500 different seasonal tours to choose from. They are…
Nuuk Art Museum
Nuuk Art Museum

Nuuk Art Museum

Nuuk Art Museum has some special paintings of the romanticized Greenlandic nature of Emanuel A.…