Nanortalik Museum

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Nanortalik Museum
Nanortalik Katersugaasiviat
Nanortalik Museum, Nanortalik, Greenland, August 2019.jpg
Museum village
Nanortalik Museum
Location Nanortalik, Kujalleq, Greenland
Coordinates 60°08′12.7″N45°14′47.2″W / 60.136861°N 45.246444°W / 60.136861; -45.246444
Type Open-air museum
Website http://www.museum.gl/Nanortalik

The Nanortalik Museum (Greenlandic : Nanortalik Katersugaasiviat) is an outdoor museum in Nanortalik, Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland.

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Architecture

The museum consists of 9 historical buildings group together into the museum complex, as well as various artifacts at its outdoor area. [1] [2] The museum is the largest outdoor museum in Greenland. [3]

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References

  1. "Nanortalik Museum". Visit Greenland. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. "Nanortalik Museum". MUSEUMGL. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. Haines, Chris. "Nanortalik Museum". AFAR. Retrieved 18 June 2021.