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Nuuk Art Museum is a local museum in Greenland, located in Nuuk, the capital. The museum contains a notable collection of paintings, watercolors, drawings, graphics, figures in soapstone, ivory, and wood, with many items collected by the businessman Svend Junge. Of particular note is a collection of over 150 paintings by Emanuel A. Petersen.
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Danish: Grønlands Kulturhus
Cultural centre.
A wooden Evangelical Lutheran church.
Greenlandic: Annaassisitta Oqaluffia
Also known as the "Cathedral of Our Saviour", the red wooden church building was established in 1849. During National Day celebrations, large crowds usually gather around the church.
Built in 1728 and reputably the oldest house in the country. The former residence of Hans Egede and later used for the country's prime minister. It is now used for government receptions.
Hans Edege is the Norwegian Missionary who founded Nuuk.
Greenlandic: Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu
The crown pieces of the museum are 500-year-old mummies discovered in 1978 and remarkably well preserved, with some of their facial tattoos still recognisable.