Maritiem Museum Rotterdam

Aktuelle udstillinger

Om museet

The museum’s roots go back to the 19th century: Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, a brother of King Willem III and a great patron of seafaring, assembled an important collection of ship models, around which a maritime museum was founded in Rotterdam in the 1870s. For a long time it was called Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik.

In 1986 the museum moved into its current building on the Leuvehaven, a striking structure by architect Wim Quist with a triangular footprint and exposed construction; a cubic extension followed in 2004. In 2014 it merged with the neighboring Havenmuseum, whose historic ships, cranes and workshops now form the Museumshaven – according to the museum, the oldest and largest museum harbor in the Netherlands, located where the port of Rotterdam once began.

The collection comprises around one million objects and covers six centuries of Dutch maritime history, from ship models, nautical charts and atlases to modern offshore technology. Collecting follows a “Maritieme Canon” of the fifty most important themes in maritime history. Today, with interactive exhibitions such as the Offshore Experience and the hands-on children’s exhibition Plons!, the museum is explicitly aimed at families with children, parents and grandparents.

Højdepunkter

• Museumshaven with historic ships, cranes, a lighthouse and workshops
• Offshore Experience: a virtual shift on a drilling platform (ages 8 and up)
• Hands-on children’s exhibition “Plons! De toekomst van de zee” with outdoor play terrace
• “Te Water!” on the history of Dutch shipbuilding
• Collection of around one million objects spanning six centuries
• Harbor tours on historic museum ships

Permanente udstillinger

• Offshore Experience – On board a platform at sea wearing a helmet and vest: a panoramic projection and games about generating energy at sea, recommended for ages 8 and up.
• Bestemming Havenstad – A virtual metro ride traces Rotterdam’s development from a dam on the Rotte to a world port, including its colonial and slavery history.
• Plons! De toekomst van de zee – Hands-on exhibition for children aged 4 to 12 about the sea, climate and clean energy, with an outdoor play terrace; time slot required.

Grundlagt

1873

Entrépriser & rabatter

Online tickets €1.50 cheaper; booking with date and start time, no end time. Free with the Museumkaart; also free with the Rotterdampas, ICOM, VriendenLoterij VIP card (18+), Rembrandtkaart, NedLloyd Pensioenfonds and Vakantiepaspoort (summer holidays only) – a free e-ticket is recommended in these cases too. Off-peak offer: on Tuesdays and Thursdays outside school holidays, second ticket free (until October 16, 2026). Card payment only, no cash.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Exhibitions are step-free and reachable by elevator, automatic sliding doors; accessible restroom on the first floor (key at the ticket desk). Two loan wheelchairs, reservation by phone recommended. Two accessible parking spaces in front of the entrance. Several times a year, tours for blind and visually impaired visitors and in sign language. Ships and cranes can only be reached via gangways and are not wheelchair-accessible; the quayside paving is uneven. ANWB Museumcheck: 8.2.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum
• Legeplads / legehjørne
• Børnefødselsdage

Hands-on children’s exhibition “Plons!” for ages 4–12 with an outdoor play terrace (ages 3–8); Offshore Experience and children’s audio tour through “Bestemming Havenstad” for ages 8 and up. Strollers allowed (except in “Plons!”), back carriers not. Baby changing rooms by the restrooms on Decks 1 and 2, nursing area in the entrance hall. Children’s menu in the café, free life jackets for children on the jetty. Holiday programs and offers for BSO (after-school care) groups.

Transport & parkering

Drop-off lane on the Blaak side of the building. Free public bicycle garage Coolsingel opposite. 10% discount with the Waterbus.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

Museum café Het Lage Licht with a terrace overlooking the Museumshaven, plus a coffee bar in “Plons!”. Free, unattended cloakroom and lockers (token at the ticket desk); larger bags and backpacks must go in a locker. Food brought from outside only at the picnic tables in the entrance hall or outside in the Museumshaven.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

Receptions and conferences overlooking the Museumshaven, optionally with a guided tour or harbor tour; museum ships can be chartered.

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