Discover the epicenter of Greenland’s art scene.

Greenland was settled by the Saqqaq culture as early as 2500BC. This expansion was the first in a long set of cultural waves to wash upon the shores Greenland. The Dorset, Norse, the Thule and even the Danish were all to leave their mark on the cultural history of Greenland. Today the Greenlanders enjoy a burgeoning contemporary cultural scene exploring the northern limits of cuisine, dance, music, crafts and visual arts, much of which is firmly rooted in indigenous tradition. The epicenter for the art scene in Greenland is the capitol, Nuuk, but hidden within the polychromatic villages that dot the western coast are studios and galleries that serve as outposts of artistic creation.

Explore the remote beauty of the Eastern Coast.

For those willing to leave behind the trappings of civilization altogether, The remote eastern coast of Greenland is one of the least populated places on the planet. Reversing the path of the Icelanders back east through the impossibly narrow Prins Christian Sund and turning north along the coast of the Denmark Strait takes one to land that has rarely felt the foot of humankind. Here a constant stream of ice from off the ice cap drains south from outlet glaciers, narwhals look for leads into their feeding grounds, and bears hunt seals on ice well into the summer. Inhibitions fade with the waning influence of man, so interactions with wildlife tend to be ones of mutual intrigue.

Teleport into an arctic landscape.

Within minutes of leaving any Greenlandic town, one is immediately thrust into the Arctic wilderness. There are no transition zones or fuzzy margins. Whales feed in number just off the beach, Musk ox and reindeer graze on willows and lichens under constant watch from sled dogs waiting for the return of winter from atop their plywood houses.