Anastasia Vsplyshka
Want to spend a really interesting time? You and your family surely should visit this unique maritime museum.
The Åland Maritime Museum is located in the town of Mariehamn. Finland. It spotlights very important moments of the unique history of Åland Islands as the holder the world’s largest fleet of wooden sailing ships.
The Museum is laid out on two floors. Its exposition contains various items of ship snap part of the ship’s engine, various exhibits brought from sails, etc.
There are interactive games and special activities for the children. They can climb inside the reproduced hold, visit a part of the ship’s cabin, even navigate the ship through ice humps or coral reefs using a computer. Also they have an opportunity to go on a treasure hunt and meet with the cute sailor – brave Ruby the ship’s rat who has its own mini-exhibition.
The ticket to the Museum gives you entry to the museum ship Pommern. This splendid four-masted sailing barque was built in 1903. The negociant Gustaf Erikson used it to carry grain from Australia to Europe. After World War II, Pommern was donated to Mariehamn as a museum ship. Now you can find Pommern near the Åland Maritime Museum.
The Museum is open all year round (and museum ship Pommern is open on certain hours because of the preparation for the new visitor experience in 2019, more details – https://sjofartsmuseum.ax/en/the-ship-pommern/).
P.S. You’re welcome to current exhibition: “Faith, Hope and Love – sailor tattoos” (till 28 February 2019).
These ships look very impressive!
Agree, Pommern is great!!! Wish to visit it one day.
That looks like it would be a very interesting tour
Yes, I also think so!!!
I missed this post somehow – awesome! I love anything about the sea!!! As always your pictures are perfect and I wish I had gone to the museum when last in Europe. Now, it is on the list for the next time!
Very happy that you’ve included this museum in your travel list!!! Wish you to spend a perfect time there!!!
Thank you – ready for your next Virily post!!!!
This is a really nice museum-it must be really interesting-I’ve already been driving through Finland, unfortunately I did not visit this museum
Wish you to visit it when you will have an opportunity cause it’s really entertaining!!!
I do not think that I will ever decide to visit Scandinavia – I find that 3x is enough plus this is too expensive
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I will thank Anastasia for thank you, I think that I concluded with Scandinavia – 2x was enough
Very interesting and beautiful museum
Yar, it be a fine place to bring the love of the sea into the hearts of landlubbers
Very happy that you liked them!!!
What a wonderful place to visit. You could be a tour guide. Great photos.
Thank you so much for your very flattering comment!!!
Love your photos. Looks like a great place to visit.
Very glad that you liked these photos!!!
Great post, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for your very nice comment!!!