Qaqortoq Museum
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Qaqortoq Museum is a museum located in one of the oldest buildings of the town of Qaqortoq
, Greenland
. It is located in the former blacksmith's shop dated to 1804, made from yellow stone--located right by the main fountain square, and exhibits old inuit boats, hunting equipment, national dresses and Norse artifacts. The building itself is deemed culturally significant and is protected.
The museum is a member of NUKAKA, the association of Greenlandic museums. Museum director Ole Jensen currently acts as association treasurer
.
, the Thule culture, and the Norse culture
all have their separate, permanent exhibits.
One of the features is the reconstructed "blue room" and "red room", where polar explorer Knud Rasmussen and the aviator Charles Lindberg have slept. Much of the Inuit
culture can be seen around this area along with the old brewery and the old meeting hall.
Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq is a town in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. With a population of 3,230 as of 2011, it is the most populous town in southern Greenland, and the fourth-largest town in the country. The name is western Greenlandic and means "[the] white [one]".- History :The area around...
, Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
. It is located in the former blacksmith's shop dated to 1804, made from yellow stone--located right by the main fountain square, and exhibits old inuit boats, hunting equipment, national dresses and Norse artifacts. The building itself is deemed culturally significant and is protected.
The museum is a member of NUKAKA, the association of Greenlandic museums. Museum director Ole Jensen currently acts as association treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
.
Permanent exhibits
The Dorset cultureDorset culture
The Dorset culture was a Paleo-Eskimo culture that preceded the Inuit culture in Arctic North America. It has been defined as having four phases, with distinct technology related to the people's hunting and tool making...
, the Thule culture, and the Norse culture
Norse
Norse may refer to:In history:* Norsemen, the Scandinavian people before the Christianization of Scandinavia** Norse mythology** Norse paganism** Norse art** Norse activity in the British IslesIn language:...
all have their separate, permanent exhibits.
One of the features is the reconstructed "blue room" and "red room", where polar explorer Knud Rasmussen and the aviator Charles Lindberg have slept. Much of the Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
culture can be seen around this area along with the old brewery and the old meeting hall.