Nuuk Art Museum
Nuuk Kunstmuseum
Greenland's only art museum, with a collection of Arctic landscape paintings by Emanuel A. Petersen and Inuit carvings.
The Art Museum is housed in a former Adventist church, and its collection is built largely on private donations. It includes many oil paintings by the Danish painter Emanuel A. Petersen depicting Greenland's coastlines, paintings from the early exploration era, small Inuit carvings made from bone, soapstone, and wood, and contemporary Greenlandic art. It is modest in size, and about an hour is enough to see it all, making it well suited to visitors who love Arctic-themed painting. Admission is about 50 Danish kroner, and it is about a 15-minute walk from downtown.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 13:00–17:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Myggedalen
- Katuaq Cultural Centre
- Hans Egede Statue
- Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour)
- Colonial Harbour (Kolonihavnen)
- Greenland National Museum & Archives
- Quassussuaq (Lille Malene)
- Sermitsiaq