is situated in the former seminary for catechists called ‘Ajoqersuivissuaq’, meaning ‘A big place to be taught’ that was in use from 1846 to 1907.

Due to the lack of students, between 1875 and 1900 the house served only as the priest’s home. That was also the case in 1879, when the later polar explorer Knud Rasmussen was born in this house, and spent his first years in Ilulissat.

The museum`s activities consists in archaeological, ethnological and historical studies, collection of historical artefacts and archives, exhibitions and dissemination.

The museum holds a variety of permanent exhibitions about the UNESCO site Sermermiut, the development of Ilulissat, traditional clothing and the cultural history of the Disko Bay area. It also pays tribute to important polar explorers from Ilulissat. A kayak exhibition in the second floor is based on over 100 Greenlandic words connected to the design and use of the kayak and its tools. You find also a room with traditional toys that you can play with, like the inugaq-game made from seal flipper bones: