Explore 3000 years’ worth of maritime history at this world-class museum. See more than 40,000 exhibition pieces, ranging from model ships to personal items from sailors worldwide.

PRICE: $16
per person

 

Take a voyage of discovery across nine ‘decks’ at the impressive International Maritime Museum. Housed inside the oldest surviving warehouse in Hamburg, the museum gives you a comprehensive view of the sea and oceans, and how cultures have explored them throughout the millennia.

Meet pirates, find out how captains mastered navigation, look at hundreds of nautical uniforms and connect with Hamburg’s important nautical history. The exhibition includes more than 40,000 pieces, making it the world’s largest private maritime collection.

An absolute highlight of this museum is the floor dedicated to marine biology research. This portion of the exhibit was developed in collaboration with leading scientific institutions and is constantly updated.

Research instruments, samples from the sea bed, films taken by diving robots, an actual wall of ice and fascinating underwater audio samples deliver a vivid impression of the seas.

Explore more than 40,000 exhibition pieces
See the Queen Mary II built with 1 million LEGO bricks
See medals and uniforms from navies around the world
Learn about windjammers, cogs, dragon boats and more

International Maritime Museum entrance ticket
Audio guide

 

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