Nuuk Art Museum

The Nuuk Art Museum occupies a converted religious building and displays over 1200 works spanning paintings, sculptures, and photographs. The space rotates between permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, drawing from this extensive holdings.

The museum opened in 2005 following a private donation to the local community. This founding event transformed a religious building into a space dedicated to art and public viewing.

The collection brings together European artists' views of Greenland alongside works by local artists, offering two different ways of seeing the same place. You can observe how these contrasting perspectives create conversations within the exhibition space itself.

Information is provided in three languages, making navigation straightforward for most visitors. Plan to spend time with individual works, as the rotating exhibitions offer different reasons to return.

The collection holds over 150 paintings by a single artist and carved objects made from local materials like soapstone, bone, and ivory. These handcrafted pieces reveal traditional skills and the use of resources found in the region itself.

Location: Sermersooq

Inception: 2005

Official opening: 2005

Address: Kissarneqqortuunnguaq 5

Website: http://nuukkunstmuseum.com

GPS coordinates: 64.17790,-51.72930

Latest update: December 12, 2025 16:42