Greenland National Museum & Archives
Nunatta Katersugaasivia Allagaateqarfialu
Greenland's most important museum, whose highlight is the 15th-century Qilakitsoq mummies. It also holds Inuit kayaks and relics of the Norse.
The museum is housed in a group of historic warehouses beside the Old Harbour, and it presents Greenland's 4,500-year human history in a systematic way. It covers ancient cultures such as Saqqaq and Dorset, the Norse Viking settlers and the Danish colonial period. The most famous item is the Qilakitsoq mummies, discovered near Uummannaq in 1972 and dating to about 1475, whose clothing is still intact. Other displays include traditional kayaks, a women's umiak (large skin boat), dog sleds and traditional clothing. The galleries are small, and a visit takes about 1.5 hours. Entry costs about 75 Danish kroner. It can be combined with a walking tour of the Old Harbour.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00 (closed Mondays; check official website)
Nearby sights
- Colonial Harbour (Kolonihavnen)
- Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour)
- Hans Egede Statue
- Katuaq Cultural Centre
- Nuuk Art Museum
- Myggedalen
- Quassussuaq (Lille Malene)
- Sermitsiaq