Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre
Building 220 X0A 0H0 Iqaluit, NU, Canada

We are pleased to announce that Unikkaarvik has reopened. At this time we will not be hosting regular programming. We will have a capacity limit of 5 people at a time. In conjunction with the Iqaluit Centennial Library we will only open in the afternoons, Monday through Friday 1-5pm. We know that there won't be many visitors this year but we are happy to offer visitor services to all residents of our beautiful territory. If you are planning to travel within the territory and ...would like to find out about different experiences, locations and outfitters - please drop in. Families in small groups are welcome, as always, to view the exhibits. If you are not in Nunavut and require travel information and updates, please call us at: Toll Free: 1-866-NUNAVUT (686-2888) Local: 1-867-979-4636

Happy Nunavut Day from Unikkaarvik! Enjoy the celebration!

The Visitor Centre hasn't reopened yet, we've been busy getting ready for the annual #Iqaluit Community Clean Up happening tomorrow! Please come by Unikkaarvik (building 220) at 9am or anytime between 9-4 pm to get your clean up supplies and ballots for the draw. There will be a draw at a later date for two awesome prize packs, one from the City of Iqaluit and one from WWF Arctic. Thanks for helping to keep our community beautiful!

Happy Earth Day and Happy Canadian Film Day! We hope everyone is keeping well during this time. We normally screen a film for this event and hope to at a later date. Why not visit www.nfb.ca to have your own #CanFilmDay screening? Many Inuit and northern films are available on the site to watch for free!

At this time, Movie Night and special events are cancelled at Unikkaarvik. The Visitor Centre remains open during our regular hours, Monday through Saturday from 9-5 and closed on Sundays and at lunch. We will update when this changes.

Tonight! Thursday, March 12th, Unikkaarvik presents a Double Feature: Year Of The Hunter and Martha Of The North. Year of the Hunter is a docudrama about Robert Flaherty and Nanook, the main character in Flaherty’s world famous movie, Nanook of the North. Martha of the North is a documentary chronicling the life of Martha Flaherty, her relocation and separation from her family in the High Arctic. Martha Flaherty is the granddaughter of Robert Flaherty, the filmmaker behind Nanook of the North. Popcorn and refreshment will be available. Admission is free, please join us! Showtime is at 7:00 pm. For further information please call 979-4636.

Tonight! Thursday, March 5th, Unikkaarvik presents a special screening of Glory and Honour. The true story of Matthew Henson, the African American man known to have reached the North Pole on the famous Robert Peary expedition, joined by his Inuit crew. Starring Delroy Lindo as Henson and appearances by many Inuit actors such as Natar Ungalaq, Larry Audlaluk, Brian Tagalik, Lamech Kadloo and many others. Popcorn and refreshment will be available. Admission is free, please join us! Showtime is at 7:00 pm. For further information please call 979-4636.. We are rebuilding our event subscriber list so please message this page with your email address if you wish to receive our monthly calendar. The first one will be sent out on March 6th.