NATIONAL MUSEUM, ART MUSEUMS & AIRCRAFT MUSEUMS

There are museums in all the larger towns in Greenland and they all tell about our connection with the past, each with a focus on the local environment and cultural conditions. Throughout the year special exhibitions are on display at the local museums, including art and photo exhibitions by local and international artists.

Although our history is old, the world of museums in Greenland is fairly new as all the museums have been established within the last forty to fifty years. Each part of the country has its own unique history to tell, sometimes expanded by theme museums like the art museums in Nuuk and Ilulissat, or a museum in the South of Greenland devoted to the history of communication, from the transfer of messages by kayak to the internet.

The airports in Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq, built by the Americans, each have their own museum describing the history of aviation and the importance of the air transports during the Second World War.