About the Fisheries and Maritime Museum
A museum about life in, with, and on the sea
Since 1968, the Fisheries and Maritime Museum has brought generations of visitors closer to the sea. The museum combines natural history and cultural history and explores the relationship between people, animals, and the sea through research, collections, live animals, exhibitions, and educational programs.
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum was founded in Esbjerg, where the port and the fishing industry have played a crucial role in the city’s development. For nearly 60 years, the museum has been one of the city’s largest and best-known attractions, as well as a scholarly institution focused on the natural and cultural history of the sea.
The museum’s scholarly work covers topics such as Danish fishing and seafaring, the natural environment of the Wadden Sea, and marine mammals in Danish waters. This knowledge is incorporated into the museum’s exhibitions and its interactions with the public.
A part of Museum Vest
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is part of Museum Vest, which brings together the cultural and natural history museums in the Municipality of Esbjerg.
Museum Vest works to create experiences and new knowledge that spark conversations, provide food for thought, and open up new perspectives on the unique part of Denmark that the museums explore and showcase.
A New Story About the Ocean
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is on the verge of the biggest transformation in its history, as it will be transformed into Denmark’s museum of the sea in the coming years.
The renovation is not just about the buildings, but also about the content, the exhibits, and the way the museum communicates the ocean. The goal is to create a museum that can, to an even greater extent, foster knowledge, curiosity, and understanding of the ocean’s significance for people, nature, and society.
Read more about the project here.
