KNUD RASMUSSEN MUSEUM

This charming pretty red house, located just behind the charming Zion church, is the birthplace of the local legend, namely: Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933). The son of a Greenlandic mother and a Danish pastor father, he established a network of trading posts here and played an important role in the exploration and development of the Inuit, whom he considered his people. Often referred to as "the father of Eskimo", he was the first man to cross the Northern Passage by dogteam. His house has now become a museum dedicated to the Arctic explorer, anthropologist and author of several books on his research on Inuit populations around the Arctic Circle. A room is reserved for his expeditions and anthropological and linguistic studies throughout the North American Arctic. His magnificent black and white film Les Noces de Palo (1932) is also screened there in addition to the documentary on the Greenlandic music group Sume. The other pieces showcase Greenlandic traditions, the life of the first Danes in Greenland, and the history and craftsmanship of the first Inuit. There is also an exhibition on the development of Ilulissat, as well as an important collection of photographs of the city. Small shop on the ground floor with local crafts. Outside, there is a reconstruction of a traditional peat house from the time and a bronze statue of Knud Rasmussen to welcome you.