Museum of German Inland Swimming in Duisburg

The Museum of German Inland Navigation, founded in 1974 and located in Duisburg, is the largest museum of the history of navigation on German rivers.

The museum is located next to Europe’s largest inland port on the Rhine River, in a former indoor pool built in Art Nouveau style and undergoing major renovation. The date of foundation of the museum is considered to be the acquisition of the Oscar Huber ship in the collection.

Visitors will be able to plunge into the bright and exciting world of shipping, which is told by the permanent exhibition of the museum, among the exhibits of which you can see barges and inland navigation vessels. Everyone can learn about how advanced modern shipbuilding has become, as well as visit the port of Rurrort.