The Ilulissat Art Museum ( da, Ilulissat Kunstmuseum) is an
art museum in
Ilulissat
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the t ...
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Avannaata Municipality
Avannaata (, da, Det Nordlige, lit=The Northern) is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,726 inhabitants.
Geography
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Greenland.
History
The museum building was originally built in 1923 by architect Helge Møller. It served as the residence of the colony manager; 5 colony managers and 5 commercial principals have lived in the house.
Later on, the house was acquired by the municipal colony and turned into the museum which was opened in 1995.
Exhibitions
The ground floor exhibits permanent exhibitions with about 50 paintings by Emanuel A. Petersen. The upper floor exhibits contemporary exhibitions by different visual artists. The museum also hosts an artist in residence program.
See also
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List of museums in Greenland
This is a list of museums in Greenland.
Museums in Greenland
*Greenland National Museum
*Aasiaat Museum
* Ilulissat Art Museum
* Nanortalik Museum
* Nuuk Art Museum
*Qaqortoq Museum
* Sisimiut Museum
* Upernavik Museum
* Ilulissat Kunstmuseum i ...
References
1995 establishments in Greenland
Art museums and galleries in Greenland
Ilulissat
Museums established in 1995
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