Nuuk Art Museum is the larger of only two Greenlandic Art Museums. It’s located in the center of Nuuk. The museum has a collection of over 1200 items and a large wing for changing exhibitions. The collection contains works by both local artist and foreign artist depicting Greenland.
Languages
We speak Greenlandic, Danish and English.
Operating areas
Experiences offered at Nuuk Art Museum
The museum is approximately 600 square meters and includes a large new extension with changing exhibitions. The permanent collection is based on a former private collection opened to the public in 2005 and was donated to the city of Nuuk in 2007. The collection including works by Greenlandic Artists but the majority is art by European artists depicting Greenland such as Christine Deichmann (1869-1945), J.E.C. Rasmussen (1841-1893), Harald Moltke (1871-1960) and Emanuel A. Pedersen (1894-1948). The museum also exhibits a collection of more recent art by Greenlandic Inuit artists such as Simon Kristoffersen (1933-1990), Bolatta Silis-Høegh (b. 1981), Buuti Pedersen (b. 1955), Hans Lynge (1906-1988), Inuk Silis Høegh (b.1972), Anne-Birthe Hove (1951-2012) and Pia Arke (1958-2007). Additionally, the museum exhibits a great collection of carvings in soapstone, bone, wood, and ivory from all around Greenland.