German Museum of Shipping in Bremerhaven

The German Museum of Shipping in Bremerhaven (German: Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum) was founded in 1971 to replace the Museum of Marine Sciences in Berlin, which was destroyed during World War II. On an area of 7.5 thousand square meters there are 25 thousand exhibits telling about the history of navigation over the past thousand years.

The museum building was designed by German architect Hans Sharone. The museum’s mission is to collect, record, research and present documents and artifacts relating to German maritime history. The museum has its own harbor, which continues and complements its exposition. It presents medieval ships, ships and submarines of the Second World War, ancient sailboats. Some of the exhibits are unique and unique in the world, and all of them can be viewed from the inside.

The museum will be interesting for children who will be able to visit a small pool and learn the skills of remote control of models of sea ships.