Nuuk Art Museum

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[td]The museum was founded on 22 May 2005, occupying a former [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] building in [[Kissarneqqortuunnguaq]], Nuuk.<ref>[http://www.greenland.com/en/about-greenland/kultur-sjael/kunst/nuuk-kunstmuseum.aspx "The Art Museum of Nuuk."] ''Greenland''. Accessed November 5, 2012</ref> The museum was donated to the citizens of the Kommuneqarfik [[Sermersooq]] (then Nuuk Municipality) by Svend and Helene Junge<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steffensen|first=Louise|date=2018-08-14|title=Nuuk Kunstmuseum: The art of Greenland|url=https://scanmagazine.co.uk/nuuk-kunstmuseum/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Scan Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Nuuk Kunstmuseum| url=http://www.nuukkunstmuseum.gl/english/index.html | website=Nuuk Art Museum | quote="The Nuuk Kunstmuseum was inaugurated on Sunday 22 May 2005 in the old Adventist Church on Kissarneqqortuunnguaq 5 in Nuuk and the same day donated to the citizens of the Municipality of Nuuk, now Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq." | accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> and inaugurated on 21 June 2007, Greenland National Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nuuk Kunstmuseum | url=http://www.nuukkunstmuseum.gl/ |publisher=Nuuk Art Museum|quote="with the donation was an exhibition department of approx. 205 m<sup>2</sup>, this was completed and inaugurated on Greenland's National Day on 21 June 2007."|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The museum was founded on 22 May 2005, occupying a former [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] building in [[Kissarneqqortuunnguaq]], Nuuk.<ref>[http://www.greenland.com/en/about-greenland/kultur-sjael/kunst/nuuk-kunstmuseum.aspx "The Art Museum of Nuuk."] ''Greenland''. Accessed November 5, 2012</ref> The museum was donated to the citizens of the Kommuneqarfik [[Sermersooq]] (then Nuuk Municipality) by Svend and Helene Junge<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steffensen|first=Louise|date=2018-08-14|title=Nuuk Kunstmuseum: The art of Greenland|url=https://scanmagazine.co.uk/nuuk-kunstmuseum/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Scan Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Nuuk Kunstmuseum| url=http://www.nuukkunstmuseum.gl/english/index.html | website=Nuuk Art Museum | quote="The Nuuk Kunstmuseum was inaugurated on Sunday 22 May 2005 in the old Adventist Church on Kissarneqqortuunnguaq 5 in Nuuk and the same day donated to the citizens of the Municipality of Nuuk, now Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq." | accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> and inaugurated on 21 June 2007, Greenland National Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nuuk Kunstmuseum | url=http://www.nuukkunstmuseum.gl/ |publisher=Nuuk Art Museum|quote="with the donation was an exhibition department of approx. 205 m<sup>2</sup>, this was completed and inaugurated on Greenland's National Day on 21 June 2007."|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]Nuuk Art Museum exhibits around 250 paintings, watercolors, photographs, drawings, graphics and paintings, as well as around 50 figures in bone, tusk, wood and soapstone. The museum is around 600m2 and includes an extension for changing exhibitions. The permanent collection includes an extensive selection of older art by European artists who have lived in Greenland for shorter or longer periods of time. These are artists such as Christine Deichmann (1869-1945), J.E.C. Rasmussen (1841-1893), [[Harald Moltke]] (1871-1960) and Emanuel A. Petersen (1894-1948). The permanent collection also includes recent works by Greenlandic artists such as Simon Kristoffersen (1933-1990), Miki Jacobsen (b. 1965), Buuti Pedersen (b. 1955), Hans Lynge (1906-1988), [[Anne-Birthe Hove]] (1951-2012) and [[Pia Arke]] (1958-2007).[/td]
[td]Nuuk Art Museum exhibits around 250 paintings, watercolors, photographs, drawings, graphics and paintings, as well as around 50 figures in bone, tusk, wood and [[soapstone]]. The museum is around 600 square meters and includes an extension for changing exhibitions. The permanent collection includes an extensive selection of older art by European artists who have lived in Greenland for varying durations. These are artists such as Christine Deichmann (1869-1945), J.E.C. Rasmussen (1841-1893), [[Harald Moltke]] (1871-1960) and Emanuel A. Petersen (1894-1948). The permanent collection also displays recent works by Greenlandic artists such as Simon Kristoffersen (1933-1990), Miki Jacobsen (b. 1965), Buuti Pedersen (b. 1955), Hans Lynge (1906-1988), [[Anne-Birthe Hove]] (1951-2012) and [[Pia Arke]] (1958-2007).[/td]
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[td]The collection is set up with a focus on how Greenland has been viewed by outside artists and how local artists view Greenland. This provides an opportunity to look at the interplay between traditional and new expressions.[/td]
[td]The collection is curated with a focus on how Greenland has been viewed by outside artists and how local artists view Greenland. This makes it possible to look at the interplay between traditional and new expressions.[/td]
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[td]In recent years, the museum has worked on various projects that allow visitors to experience the highlights of the museum's permanent collection via an [https://www.nuukkunstmuseum.com/en/audio-guide/ audio guide] and explore the urban space with the museum's [https://www.nuukkunstmuseum.com/en/artwalk-podcast/ artwalk]. In addition, educational material has been developed for several grade levels and high schools[/td]
[td]In recent years, the museum has worked on various projects that allow visitors to experience the highlights of the museum's permanent collection via an [https://www.nuukkunstmuseum.com/en/audio-guide/ audio guide] and explore the urban space with the museum's [https://www.nuukkunstmuseum.com/en/artwalk-podcast/ artwalk]. In addition, educational material has been developed for several grade levels and high schools.[/td]
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[td]==See also==[/td]
[td]==See also==[/td]

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