Ilulissat Art Museum

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Ilulissat Art Museum
Ilulissat Kunstmuseum
Established1995
LocationIlulissat, Avannaata, Greenland
Coordinates69°13′11.2″N 51°05′42.5″W / 69.219778°N 51.095139°W / 69.219778; -51.095139Coordinates: 69°13′11.2″N 51°05′42.5″W / 69.219778°N 51.095139°W / 69.219778; -51.095139
Typeart museum
ArchitectBoysen Møller

The Ilulissat Art Museum (Danish: Ilulissat Kunstmuseum) is an art museum in Ilulissat, Avannaata Municipality, Greenland.

History[]

The museum building used to be the house for 5 colony managers and 5 commercial principles which was originally constructed in 1923.[1] Later on, the house was acquired by the municipal colony and turned into a museum which was opened in 1995.[2]

Architecture[]

The museum building was designed by Boysen Møller.[1] It consists of two floors.[2]

Exhibitions[]

The ground floor exhibits permanent exhibitions about paintings of Emanuel A. Petersen. The upper floor exhibits contemporary exhibitions by different visual artists.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ilulissat Art Museum". MUSEUMGL. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ilulissat Art Museum". Visit Greenland. Retrieved 18 June 2021.


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