It is located close to the main fountain square in one of the oldest buildings of the town, the former Royal Greenland Trading Department which dates from 1804.

The museum exhibits old Inuit boats, hunting equipment, national dresses and Norse artifacts.

Much of the Inuit culture can be seen around this area along with the old brewery and the old meeting hall.

The art exhibition was opened by Qaqortoq mayor Simon Simonsen.

[2] In 2006 the museum started constructing an umiac, a traditional Greenlandic boat.