Estonian Maritime Museum ( Estonian Eesti Meremuuseum ) - a museum exhibit on marine subjects, including fishing for scientific research and underwater archeology.
| Estonian Maritime Museum | |
|---|---|
 Large sea gate. On the right is the entrance to the museum | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Location | |
| Address | Tallinn , Estonia , st. Pikk 70 |
| Site | Museum official site |
History
It was opened on February 16, 1935 in the building of the Waterways Administration on the Baykovsky pier of the trading port (now the territory of Terminal “D”). The first director is Captain Madis May [1] .
In 1940, after the establishment of Soviet power in Estonia, the museum was abolished, and its collections were divided between different museums. In the late 1950s, using the old museum collections in Tallinn, the Tallinn City Museum was opened, and the Maritime Museum was recreated in 1960.
Currently, the museum exposition is located in the tower " Fat Margarita " in Tallinn (restored to the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow , the reconstruction was completed in 1981).
The exposition presents the history of navigation, local shipbuilding, port and lighthouse facilities. Particularly noteworthy is the collection of finds from the Baltic Sea. Also presented here are diving equipment from different times. [2]
In the courtyard - an open-air exhibition.
On the upper tier of the tower "Thick Margarita" is equipped with an observation deck at the port of Tallinn. The old lantern (1951-1998) of the Suurup Upper Lighthouse is presented.
The new exhibition building of the Maritime Museum opened in Flight Harbor on May 12, 2012 [3] .
Exposure Fragments
Museum Branches
Mine Museum - is located in the building of the only preserved powder cellar in the city on Uus Street (built in 1748 ). The exposition includes mines from serfs to modern ones and representing mines of the navies of England , Germany , Russia , Finland , France and Estonia .
Historical hydro- harbor (Flight harbor) - an exposition of historical ships, both in the open air and in former flight hangars. The following ships are on display: the Suur Tyll icebreaker (1914), the Lembit submarine (1936), the Kalev minesweeper (1967), the Grif patrol boat (1976), a full-length copy of Short Type 184, an English seaplane , which was used in the Estonian armed forces. The interactive exposition of the Maritime Museum in former flight hangars tells about the naval history of Tallinn and Estonia. Flight hangars, built in 1916 and 1917, were part of the Peter the Great Sea Fortress. These hangars are the first reinforced concrete columnless structures of this size in the world. Charles Lindbergh, who carried out the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landed here in 1930. [four]
Working hours:
- May — September: Mon — Sun, 10.00–19.00
- October — April: Tue – Sun, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Estonian public holidays, and the Suur Tull icebreaker is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 5 [5]
See also
Museums in Tallinn
Literature
I. Rosenberg Museums in Tallinn. Tallinn: Periodicals, 1987.176 s.