Denmark's colonization of Greenland was unusual because due to the political structure of Greenland, which consisted of no unified power structure extending beyond individual households, As such, there was no one to fight against Denmark when it seized power in the 18th century in an attempt to compete with Dutch traders and whalers, the colonization of Greenland extended to 70 to 80 miles beyond the coast, allowing Denmark to monopolize trade and fishing rights. Due to the historical context, the colonization of Greenland took place peacefully, without any military action. The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen features a permanent Arctic exhibition and a collection of ethnographic treasures that reflect Greenland's position and past with Denmark. A text panel immediately at the entrance to the exhibits reads "Danish expeditions, missionaries and merchants rediscovered Greenland in the 17th century." This appears to be Denmark's attitude towards the colonization of Greenland, due to the combination of the peaceful nature of the colonization and the previous Norse settlements in Greenland in medieval times and, as such, is considered a territory Danish-Norwegian since 1260 AD. The Arctic exhibition is part of their global exhibition "People of the Earth", the main exhibition is concentric, a series of rooms which surround a large temporary exhibition hall, as you can see in image 1 in the annex . The concentric layout of the museum complements a thematic style of exhibition that tells the story of the Danish expeditions to Greenland, as well as the culture of Greenland. Three rooms are dedicated to Arctic exhibitions; These are rooms 170-172 on the floor plan shown in image 1, two of these three rooms one...... middle of paper ......ne, SD, 1991. Exposing Cultures : The poetics and politics of museum exhibition. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, B., 2004, From ethnology to heritage: The role of the museum, In: BM Carbonell, 2012. Museum studies: An anthology of contexts. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 199-205 Lord, B., Lord, GD and Martin L. ed., Museum Planning Handbook. 3rd ed. New York: Altamira “People of the Earth”. The National Museum of Denmark. Ny Vestergade 10, 1220 København, Denmark. April 17, 2014Petersen, R., 1992. Colonialism seen from a former colonized area. Arctic Anthropology, 32(2), p. 118-126Preziosi, D., 2009. Narrativity and museological myths of nationality. In: BM Carbonell, 2012. Museum Studies: An anthology of contexts. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 82-91Sørensen, AK, 2007. Denmark-Greenland in the 20th century. Denmark: Museum Tusculaneum Press