maritime museum rotterdam

鹿特丹的地理位置毋庸赘言，在“天鹅桥”往来时，经常被过往的船阻挡住去路。而这家海事博物馆就在大桥北端不远的leuvehaven街上。底层大厅没有太多印象了，沿着仿甲板的斜坡上楼，有港口的模拟立体地图，航海历史和工具的展览（其中的船内奢华装饰展区有titanic的仿制品），楼上有一个很有特色的“动物园”，完全模拟动物们在海上辗转所经历的生活，户外有一艘大船，可以直接进去仔仔细细地参观到船的构造，了解水手生活的方方面面，当然，还有仿真的水手躺在吊网上，和正在洗澡的水兵。很有意思~

I just had a few extra hours off from work on my ship while in Schiedam and didn't want to go too far. I got off the metro just across street from the museum. The museum has an amazing collection of maritime memorabilia that is well displayed with many different themes from cruise ships to ancient maritime models. The display of living on the rivers was great. The best part is the area outside with the boats , some of which you can go onboard . I highly recommend this place to everybody that visits the Netherlands !

A very nice museum, very child friendly and with not too much clutter. Telling the story of the role Rotterdam has played in history with it's mighty harbour to the grand ocean liners that once sailed across the oceans.Outside in the harbour there are all kind of boats and ships that can be seen close up. I also have to mention the Gift shop with it's super friendly staff.Compliments to the director and his staff for a very nice museum.

Food I eaten was very nice & I find this place very beautiful & whenever I go to Rotterdam I will prefer to this place.

Lovingly restored and maintained traditional boats. I really enjoy wandering among them and do as often as I can. Well worth a visit to see the traditional maritime past of the country.

I love to go to any maritime museum I pass, I am a boat nerd. However I was very disappointed in this museum considering the rich maritime past of Rotterdam. I found the free haven museum outside much more interesting.

A modern museum in the centre of Rotterdam which should appeal to both adults and children. Interesting exhibits, some of them interactive, with lots of information in English as well as Dutch. We particularly enjoyed going on board the boats outside in the harbour and the exhibition on cruise ships.

price and displays were good; parking--not free and had to walk around to find a meter; in addition to the exhibits indoor, your admission allows access to any of the boats outside which are open; on 9 Nov, there were total of three open; only one of the three asked for admission ticket but this was a live live in barge and the lady there was the owner. If you are a sailor, you might not like the "sex" exhibit on upper level but if you have open mind, then you will enjoy.

I spent half a day with my 5 year old son at the museum, he had great time and did not want to leave, and I enjoyed it a well. The museum has quite a few exhibits that are different from the usual maritime museum staff (e.g. maps and models): a room dedicated to living on boats with a small houseboat model, a section dedicated to cruise ship experience, an exhibit on large Dutch ships used for oil drilling, transportation etc (models and videos). Playground is amazing, and great for learning about the harbour life. The outdoor section has containers and barrels with real barcodes that can be scanned, the information on the screen shows where the container is going, what kinds of goods are inside, etc. Kids can play with cranes, boats, trains etc to load and unload containers etc. There are lots of different kinds boats to visit outside and there is also a real smith's workshop. My son loved watching how they work with hot metal, and I helped to cut and twist a piece of metal bar which he then got as a present. The Sex and Sea exhibit some reviewers mentioned did not bother me as I did not find it that explicit at all. In fact, even after visiting it I could not figure out what it was all about as it is all in Dutch. For example, all those countless figurines of Staffordshire dogs, what did they have to do with the sex life of sailors? My only complain about the museum is that it is mostly in Dutch without translation into English or other languages.

I was a bit surprised to see that there was a "sex" exhibition right next to the children's play area and it was pretty explicit. Otherwise the exhibits were good.There was an incident as we arrived - a woman who was very upset her child was missing. There was a police officer present, but people were still entering band exiting - the child was found, but I would have closed down the exits at the least until he had been found.

This museum is well worth a visit. The exhibits include maritime themed art, fascinating old maps and countless models of ships, old and new. Layout is a bit confusing and we almost missed the interesting interactive exhibit.

Would have liked to see more of the history of Dutch maritime, the paintings and maps were worth seeing.

We were expecting much more from this museum but actually it was more about models of ships and many activities for kids. As for the information, we had difficulty in reading everything as most of it was in Dutch so we got quite bored. I think there are more interesting sites to see when visiting Rotterdam.

Paying for access to the museum building was low value for me. Limited exhibits in a large building, aimed mainly it seemed a young children and families.Also incongruous in the middle of sea of kids to have graphic section on the sex life of sailors. Interesting, but unusual.What I really enjoyed were the outside exhibits (which alone were worth the fee, but seemed open access!)The people manning the boats, barges, and machines were extremely friendly and willing to explain the history and workings of the various craft. On the morning I visited they were firing one of the boilers, and because things were quiet allowed me to go down watch).

It's not all about boats, it's also about Rotterdam Harbour, which is actually huge. A lot of information, some good reconstruction of a cruise ship's interior and its different rooms. There are some old boats on the outside harbour, but watch the clock as you might run out of time and can't see them or get on them. The play area for the children is very well set-up, plenty to do and a good fuel burner, as most of the first part of the visit is all about watching and information.