Kulusuk museum

Museums Kulusuk

The Museum is a privately owned and run by Justine Boassen, born and raised in Kulusuk.

Operating Months

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Operating areas

East Greenland

Contact information

B 179
3915 Kulusuk

Greenland

+299 53 12 45 / +299 27 68 49

frederiksbw@gmail.com
http://kulusukmuseum.gl/

Experiences offered at Kulusuk museum

Museums
A drum dancer performing in Nuuk on the National Day, June 21 in Greenland
Inuit Culture in Greenland

Kulusuk and the Ammassalik area of East Greenland has a fascinating history. Until Danish missionaries and merchants arrived in the area in 1884, people lived as nomad-hunters, isolated and unknown by the rest of the world.

A visit to Kulusuk Museum will provide insights on the life of the Tunumi Inuit of the east coast of Greenland, inter-woven in a personal account of a local family.

Most of the items on display once belonged to Justine’s parents, Karina and Jappili Boassen.

The Angakoq’s (shaman) drum. The one on the right is original, made of polar bear stomach. Photo by Kulusuk Museum
Nukappi (Justine’s and Fredrik’s son) was the first son in the family for three generations and the grandparents were eager to raise him as a hunter. Nukappi's grandmother, Karina, collected all these things from his hunting practice. Photo by Kulusuk Museum
A photograph of Justine and her grandfather in his kayak; this is the very same kayak. Photo by Kulusuk Museum
The collection in this shelf is from Justine's father, Jaappili: All sorts of small things for hunting, reparation, playing etc. The collection inspired Justine to establish the museum. Photo by Kulusuk Museum