Greenland National Museum

The Greenland National Museum is located in , the capital of . It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: history museum in Nuuk, Greenland
  • Also known as: “Greenland National Museum and Archive”
  • Address: 12 Hans Egedesvej, Nuuk, 3900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nuuk Tourist Office and Hans Egede House.

Tourism office
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is a landmark in , , built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. It was built to not only provide information to tourists but as an attraction, with a fake Christmas tree and an extremely large postal box. is situated 120 metres southwest of Greenland National Museum.

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is located in , . It is oldest house in the country and was built in 1728. It was originally the residence of Hans Egede, a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary. is situated 110 metres north of Greenland National Museum.

Church
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Nuuk Cathedral or is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the neighborhood of , the capital of . It was established in 1849. is situated 280 metres north of Greenland National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Nuuk Centrum.

Neighborhood
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may refer to several neighborhoods of , the capital of . The Lutheran mission was originally based on Hope Island at the head of the fjord but was moved to the mainland and christened Godthaab by the royal governor Claus Paarss in 1728.

Suburb
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is a district of , the capital of . Together with the neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Greenland National Museum

Latitude
64.17732° or 64° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
-51.74558° or 51° 44′ 44″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 403091480
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Wiki­data ID
Q3117388
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Greenland National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Muzeu Kombëtar i Grenlandës”
  • Arabic: “متحف جرينلاند الوطني”
  • Basque: “Groenlandiako Museo Nazionala”
  • Bengali: “গ্রিনল্যান্ড জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
  • Czech: “Grónské národní muzeum a archiv”
  • Danish: “Grønlands Nationalmuseum og Arkiv”
  • Danish: “Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu”
  • Finnish: “Grönlannin kansallismuseo ja -arkisto”
  • Finnish: “Nunatta Katersugaasivia Allagaateqarfialu”
  • French: “musée national du Groenland”
  • French: “Musée national du Groenland”
  • French: “Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu”
  • German: “Grönländisches Nationalmuseum und -archiv”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Graonlainne”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale della Groenlandia”
  • Italian: “Museo Nazionale della Groenlandia”
  • Kalaallisut: “Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu”
  • Latin: “Museum nationale Groenlandicum cum tabulario”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grønlands Nationalmuseum og Arkiv”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grønlands Nationalmuseum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nunatta Katersugaasivia Allagaateqarfialu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grønlands Nationalmuseum og Arkiv”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu”
  • Norwegian: “Grønlands Nationalmuseum og Arkiv”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی گرینلند”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Grenlandii i Archiwa”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Grenlandii”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da Groenlândia”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da Gronelândia”
  • Portuguese: “Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu”
  • Russian: “Гренландский национальный музей”
  • Slovenian: “Grenlandski narodni muzej in arhiv”
  • Slovenian: “Grønlands Nationalmuseum og Arkiv”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Groenlandia”
  • Swedish: “Grönlands nationalmuseum och arkiv”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґренландський національний музей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nuuk Local Museum and Nuutoqaq.

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