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Arnold Heim

Swiss geologist and polar explorer.
Born in Zürich, Switzerland in 1882 and died in 1965.
In 1909 he organized an expedition to Disko Bay, Nuussuaq Peninsula and Uummannaq Fjord; the last part togerther with Alfred de Quervain to Qarajaq Nunataa.
He took more than 700 photos of wich about 130 was hand colored in 1911.


Read about Arnold Heim's expedition in 1909 in two different languages by clicking the flags below.
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The Exhibition in Uummannaq, Summer 2013
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Kalallisut

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The Exhibition

It is free to borrow the exhibition.
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Exhibition Schedule 2012-2017

Exhibitions:
Uummannaq outddor - summer 2016
Scott Polar Institute, Cambridge, England
- September 26 - December 23 2017
"Greenland 100 years ago"
Read more about the book and the exhibition
Danish report on the first edition
UPI has produced an international exhibition with Arnold Heims photos from 1909 and with expedition photos from 1912.

The exhibition has been shown in Katuaq, Nuuk; at "focusTerra", Zürich; open air in Uummannaq; Interlaken, Switzerland; Ilulissat Art Museum; Greenland House, Copenhagen;Tabakspeicher, Nordhausen, Germany; Tasiilaq Museum; Ittoqqortoormiit Cultural House; Greenland House in Aarhus and Aalborg, Denmark; Université de Versailles, Paris; Fram Museum, Oslo, Ice Sea Museum, Brandal;

And many other places. See the list here.


Link to Arnold Heim photos.
Photo from the opening
February 2 at Town Hall Kiel
Lord Mayor Ulf Kämpfer, Annie Lander Laszig, Danish-German Association, Erik Torm, UPI

Photo from Culture Night in Paamiut, January 24, 2015
Link to exhibition photos

Buy postcard for the benefit of The Children's Home (Click the photos).
  
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Last update - Opdateret d. 21.9.2016