Aasiaat Museum Tickets & Tours

The Aasiaat Museum is a museum in Aasiaat, Qeqertalik Municipality, Greenland. The establishment of the museum started in the late 1960s when there were some discussions on transforming the house of former whaling captain Frederik Lynge into a museum. In April 1977, the museum committee was formed. The museum was finally opened on 3 December 1978 at location B-404. In summer 1986, a museum curator was hired and the museum became eligible to receive funding from the Naalakkersuisut. In 2002, the museum moved to its current location at B-24. The building used to house the colony manager.