Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Explained

Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum
Building Type:Museum
Location:Iqaluit, Nunavut
Location Country:Canada

The Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum is a museum of Nunavut history and Inuit culture, located in Iqaluit, Nunavut.[1] [2] The museum was founded in 1969 by two employees of Canada's Department of Indian Affairs.[3] The museum is housed in a former Hudson's Bay Company building.[4] The building was moved on tracks from Apex, Nunavut to Iqaluit before being renovated.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Acquires Signs from Black Lives Matter Protest . Inuit Art Foundation . Inuit Art Foundation . en.
  2. Web site: CMA Canadian Museums Association . museums.ca.
  3. Web site: Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Society - ArchivesCanada . archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca.
  4. Web site: Canadians have much to discover about our newest capital — Iqaluit . ottawasun.com . Ottawa Sun . en-CA.
  5. Web site: Frizzell . Sara . Architect with career in Nunavut gets honorary degree from OCAD university CBC News . CBC.