INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM HAMBURG
Deck Level Exhibits of the Maritime Museum
Exhibits by Theme at the Maritime Museum of Hamburg.
Deck 1 Voyages of Discovery Navigation - The first level focuses on maritime discovery of the world when explorers like Columbus and Magellan relied on compasses and quadrants to plot their course through unknown waters to present times and the GPS of modern mariners. The ship helm simulator is located here along with one of the museum’s highlights for kids, the Lego Queen Mary.
Deck 2 Sail Power - The second deck is dedicated to sailing ships, from the beginnings of recorded history to the early 20th Century. Here you find Viking ships, a Greek trireme, war ships from the age of sail which allowed great naval powers to control the seas and tall ships which carried goods and travelers to the world’s ports. The story on the ‘tween deck between levels is of the days of pirates and slavers. Life model mannequins of sailors tend to the shipboard duties, and man the cannons of the deck.
Deck 3 History of Shipbuilding – Here is the progress of shipbuilding, which evolved from an ancient traditional skill of hand crafting to a modern production process using computers and laser technology. Contemporary sketches and ship models illustrate how scientific advances have influenced vessel construction since the 17th Century, from historic ship design plans and a hand model of the bare bones model of the ribs of a sailing ship in drydock, to a time lapse film showing the container ship Cosco Panama being built at the Blohm + Voss shipyard.
Deck 4 Costumes and Weapons - Life aboard ships is dominated by rigid hierarchies and rituals represented by various uniforms, weapons, medals and insignias. A sailor’s dress told of his rank and position among the crew and the forth level offers a picture of ship life through what seafarers wore and the swords at their sides. The museum had a bit of controversy when it added a Nazi naval uniform to the collection, but that too is a part of history. A Japanese former officer visited the exhibit and didn’t see his country represented, so he donated his.
Deck 5 War and Peace - This is the deck focused on international naval history and ships of war. A collection of exhibits speak to victory and defeat, major events in world history and the navies of the world since 1815. Here are models of the great juggernaut battleships of world wars, destroyers and submarines.
Deck 6 Modern Shipping - When steam engines began to power ships in the mid 19th Century, vessels made of steel grew ever larger while their routes expanded. Emigrant ships sparked the rise in passenger travel as tramp steamers turned into luxury ocean liners. Take a look at the Deutschland and other cruise ships that made passenger dreams come alive. Here is the recreated cabin of a steamer and images of life aboard elegant transatlantic passages. Here are models of merchant shipping, from an array of cargo freighters to huge container vessels, and luxury liners.
Deck 7 The Last Frontier - This level is dedicated to marine exploration of the last great secret of Earth where we know precious little about life on the ocean floor, which has fascinated the likes of Jacques Cousteau and Jules Verne. Here is an exhibit following the work of the German Maritime Research Consortium
Deck 8 Martime Painting and Treasure Chamber – This is the museum’s art gallery and hall of treasures with an impressive collection of paintings of maritime art from its origins over 400 years ago to the present, featuring more than 200 works from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Germany. Here also are the precious items of the collection, model ships made from gold, silver and amber, along with the world’s only collection of rare bone ships.
Deck 9 Big World of the Little Ship - The top level is where you can find the model that started off the Tamm collection, a miniature model of a coastal trawler at 1:1,250 scale, found amid a massive assortment of miniature scale models of vessels of the world, all at the same scale. These small waterline models were used on map boards in the first half of the 20th Century for ship recognition and to illustrate military strategy and ship maneuvers at sea. © Bargain
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