Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Centre

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The Yachting Heritage Centre opened on October 1, 2016. Its initiator and backer is Oliver Berking, owner of the Flensburg silverware manufacturer Robbe & Berking, who has also run a shipyard for classic wooden yachts since 2008. The building stands right next to this shipyard at the industrial harbor in the Fruerlund district; the museum is privately funded.

The building of roughly 1,500 square meters, designed by Flensburg architect Gunnar Carlsson, picks up on the industrial character of the harbor area. It houses an exhibition hall, two galleries, a museum shop, and a large restaurant looking across the harbor to the old town.

The heart of the center is a library on the history of yachting with around 8,500 volumes. It builds on the Christmann collection of antiquarian sailing literature and is regarded as the most extensive of its kind. Exhibitions change several times a year and are devoted to life by and on the water, but also feature art shows, press photography, and arts and crafts. In 2019, the America's Cup Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held outside the US for the first time – here.

Highlights

• Yachting library with around 8,500 volumes (Christmann collection)
• Changing exhibitions on life by and on the water
• Location right next to the shipyard for classic wooden yachts
• Group tours of the Robbe & Berking shipyard
• Restaurant overlooking the harbor and old town

Permanent exhibitions

• Yachtsport-Bibliothek – Collection of antiquarian and modern yachting literature with around 8,500 volumes, based on the Christmann collection.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Yachting Heritage Centre e.V. (Initiator: Oliver Berking)

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the operator, the building is accessible.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Large museum restaurant overlooking the old town, and a museum shop.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 850 guests.

Heritage Centre, shipyard hall, south terrace, and outdoor areas available for galas, banquets, trade fairs, concerts, seminars, and private celebrations (20–850 people); inquiries to info@classic-yachts.de or +49 461 31803060.

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