The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
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The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
Cinema is closed now
TAKKUUK
Film and Q&A with the filmmakers
12.12.2026 21:00
In Search of the Sound of the North: A Visual and Auditory Journey Through the Arctic.
“Takkuuk” in Inuktitut—the indigenous language of the Inuit people—means “to look at something very closely”. A unique collaboration between visual artist Zak Norman, director Charlie Miller, and the Irish music group BICEP brings us “TAKKUUK”, a story about the music of the Arctic—ranging from metal and hip-hop to folk songs and electronic music.
For the film’s protagonists, music becomes an opportunity to express a whole range of emotions—anger toward politicians, wonder at nature, but also deep emotion at the thought of their own history and language. Through a style that skillfully blends the audiovisual experience of a music video, documentary-style observations on identity and history, and the Arctic landscape, the filmmakers succeed in capturing a place outside of time, whose ecologicalstrategic significance we have seen so clearly in recent years.
Today, the Inuit use the word “takkuuk” primarily to describe the numerous cultural and environmental changes taking place in the Arctic. We can only hope that their resounding protest will be heard by the world.
For the film’s protagonists, music becomes an opportunity to express a whole range of emotions—anger toward politicians, wonder at nature, but also deep emotion at the thought of their own history and language. Through a style that skillfully blends the audiovisual experience of a music video, documentary-style observations on identity and history, and the Arctic landscape, the filmmakers succeed in capturing a place outside of time, whose ecologicalstrategic significance we have seen so clearly in recent years.
Today, the Inuit use the word “takkuuk” primarily to describe the numerous cultural and environmental changes taking place in the Arctic. We can only hope that their resounding protest will be heard by the world.
Jan Lubaczewski
Age category: 12+
Age category: 12+
