Trondhjems Sjøfartsmuseum

About the museum

Trondhjems Sjøfartsmuseum was founded in 1920 and since 1967 has been housed in Brattøra hovedvakt, a listed masonry building from 1784 that is also known as “Slaveriet” or Brattørvakta. The building has served as a guardhouse for the harbour area, a prison, a customs office, an isolation ward for diphtheria patients and a warehouse for Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap (the Nordenfjeldske steamship company). It is owned by Trondheim Havn (Trondheim Port).

Since 1 January 2020 the museum has been a subdivision of Sverresborg Trøndelag folkemuseum within Museene i Sør-Trøndelag (MiST). The museum tells the story of Trondheim's trading tradition and of the age of sailing ships from the 17th century to the present day. The collection includes several hundred ship paintings, around a hundred ship models and some sixty half models from Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted, as well as navigational instruments, charts, ship registers and crew lists. More than 2,300 objects can be viewed on DigitaltMuseum.

Since 2015, MiST has operated the historic steam sailing ship SDS Hansteen from 1866, which offers summer trips on the Trondheimsfjord. The museum also has its own children's museum and an ongoing artist project.

Highlights

• The exhibitions “Fra seil til damp” (From Sail to Steam) and “Seilskutetid” (The Age of Sailing Ships)
• Barnas Sjøfartsmuseum (Children's Maritime Museum) with the ship rat Sivert
• Ship paintings and models
• Steam sailing ship SDS Hansteen from 1866
• Listed building from 1784

Permanent exhibitions

• Fra seil til damp – Exhibition on the ground floor about the transition from sailing ships to steam power.
• Seilskutetid – Exhibition about life on board the sailing ships, with hard work, long days, cramped conditions and homesickness.
• Barnas Sjøfartsmuseum – Play and learning area for children with the ship rat Sivert.

Founded

1920

Operated by

Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum (Museene i Sør-Trøndelag)

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Playground / play area

Barnas Sjøfartsmuseum is a play and learning area on the first floor with the ship rat Sivert as its mascot.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with gifts and maritime literature.

Events & venue rental

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