A capital with the fjord in view.

Meet the city’s cultural life, then give the fjord its own place in your plans.

Begin with the city.

Give Nuuk’s streets, cultural spaces and everyday places their own share of the journey. The fjord is part of the setting, and the capital is a place to spend time in its own right.

Choose a few questions to begin: which part of the city interests you, which cultural spaces would you like to explore, and how does an outing on the water fit the rest of your stay?

A visit to a gallery and a fjord excursion ask different things of a day. Check the actual location, language, meeting point and arrangements before putting them together.

Leave room for the water

The fjord changes the scale.

A broad view can be a pause in the city day. An outing on the water deserves time of its own.

Plan a fjord outing
Rocky slopes and water in Nuuk fjord, photographed from a boat
Nuuk fjord, August 2010. Photo: Manumina Lund Jensen, via Mads Lumholt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped.

A city of cultural voices

Look at the work.
Know the name.

Begin with the artists and institutions whose work you can read about before visiting.

The curved exterior screen of Katuaq cultural centre in Nuuk
Katuaq, July 2023. Architecture: Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Photo: ThatGuyOnline / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped.

Aka Høegh · Artist

A curtain with a place in the hall.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen credits Høegh with the stage curtain in Katuaq’s Hans Lynge Hall. It is one specific work to learn about as you explore the building’s cultural life.

Read the published architectural account

Buuti Pedersen · Artist

The Sun and the Moon, in the foyer.

The same account names Pedersen’s work above Katuaq’s reception. Recognizing the artist gives the interior another layer of meaning.

Explore Katuaq and the city’s art

These are short notes on published work, not interviews. For current exhibitions and events, visit Katuaq and the Nuuk Art Museum profile.

Nuussuaq district and Sermitsiaq mountain in a 2007 view of Nuuk
Nuussuaq district, 2007. Photo: Oliver Schauf; source color adjustment by Allice Hunter / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Cropped.

The wider city

Find your place in the day.

Nuuk is more than the historic harbor. Compare an address with the places you want to reach, then think about how you will get between them.

Central NuukNuussuaqQinngorput
Choose a base in Nuuk

A few useful starting points

Make time for the capital.

All Nuuk guides

Nearby exploration

Choose the outing that fits.

Compare the route, meeting place and what is included. Current options and booking terms come from the provider.

Explore organized visits and compare the provider’s current arrangements.

View tours

A base for the day you want

Compare the exact location, arrival arrangements and the places you want to reach.

Explore where to stay
A sheltered cove and rocky shore seen near Lille Malene outside Nuuk
Near Lille Malene, August 2019. Photo: amanderson2 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped.
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