Fisheries and Maritime Museum
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is a privately owned museum in Esbjerg, Denmark. Opened to the public in 1968, it consists of a saltwater aquarium for native species and a "sealarium" as well as indoor and outdoor exhibitions on Danish fisheries and shipping.Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Esbjerg, Denmark
- Also known as: “Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg” and “Fiskerimuseet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Men at Sea and Sildesø.
Men at Sea
Work of art
Photo: JorindeFTS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Men at Sea or Man meets the sea is a 9-metre tall white monument of four seated males, located west of Esbjerg next to Sædding Beach on the southwest coast of Denmark. Men at Sea is situated 260 metres south of Fisheries and Maritime Museum.
Sædding Centret
Shopping center
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sædding Centret is a shopping center, which is situated 1 km northwest of Fisheries and Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sædding and Esbjerg.
Sædding
Suburb
Sædding is a district of Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark, some 5 km northwest of the centre and 5 km southeast of Hjerting.
Esbjerg
Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
Esbjerg is a city in Southwestern Jutland. The town was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town.
Guldager
Village
Guldager is a village and northern suburb of Esbjerg, with a population of 978, in Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Guldager Church from the 12th century is located in the village. Guldager is situated 4½ km north of Fisheries and Maritime Museum.
Fisheries and Maritime Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.49013° or 55° 29′ 24″ northLongitude
8.41075° or 8° 24′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9F7CFCR6+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 600807698OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16856311
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Fisheries and Maritime Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Esbjerg Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseum”
- Danish: “Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet”
- German: “Fischerei und Seefahrtmuseum”
- German: “Fischerei- und Seefahrtsmuseum Esbjerg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fiskeri og søfartsmuseet”
- Norwegian: “Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rescue station and Bunker.
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