nuna-

The title of this exhibition “nuna-” means land. The landscape of Greenland – nature – is often painted, depicted in art works, and photographed. The wish to show and experience the beauty of Greenland, the wealth of the land and the tranquility is great, and the country’s population know first-hand how much the land offers you by simply experiencing it.

But the word land can also hint to many other things. On one of the walls in the exhibition, you can write a word that contains land or another word relating to land, and hang it on the string.
Words like nunaga (my land), nunaqarfik (village), nunalerineq (geography), nunatta pissarititai (what our land has to offer), and words in Danish or English, or words from visitors during the summer from countries with other languages.

One of these words is nunasiaataaneq (to be a colony).
There have been times, when people from other countries have come to Greenland and named places. Gone on expeditions, gone exploring and documented the land. Documented to cement ownership. In recent years, there has also been great interest in Greenland from all over the world. It has been distressing, and the population has at times been quite affected by the situation. Demonstrations have been held, where the Erfalasorput (Greenland’s flag) has been used, and several artists have expressed their resistance through their artworks.

In previous years artists have criticized how foreigners used to come and name places in Greenland, and one such artwork is by Anne-Birthe Hove (1951-2012) in her print “De rejste og rejste” from 1979. The piece was inspired by Aqqaluk Lynge’s (b. 1947) poem with the same title, and published in his collection of poems “Isuma / Synspunkt” in 1997.

This exhibition consists of paintings, prints and carvings from the museum’s collection. The exhibition also shows photographic works by two local photographers, with motifs from times spend in Greenland’s landscape.

The exhibition is on show until the 6th of September 2026.