Sveriges Sjömanshusmuseum
The only surviving seamen’s enrolment house in Sweden, in Uddevalla, with a period-furnished enrolment office, a captain’s saloon, a crew mess and a research archive.
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About the museum
Sveriges Sjömanshusmuseum is in Uddevalla, in a house built after the town fire of 1806. The building from 1810 was taken over in 1864 by Uddevalla seamen’s house (sjömanshus) and was used as an office and residence for the ship broker. The seamen’s house activity continued in the building until 1969.
The museum opened to the public in 1995 on the initiative of local heritage associations and is run by Stiftelsen Sveriges sjömanshusmuseum (Sweden’s Seamen’s House Museum Foundation). It is the country’s only preserved seamen’s enrolment house, with a period-furnished enrolment office where seamen once signed on.
The exhibitions deal with life on board, the significance of the seamen’s houses, the shipping companies and the merchant navy, and seafarers’ fates during the Second World War. The house includes, among other things, a captain’s saloon and a re-created crew mess. The museum holds a research archive with enrolment rolls, registration documents and a ship register of nearly 10,000 vessels from 1891 onwards; the archive and the reference library can be used on site during opening hours.
Highlights
- Period-furnished enrolment office
- Captain’s saloon
- Re-created crew mess
- Exhibition on seafarers’ fates during the Second World War
- Research archive with enrolment rolls and ship register
- Building from 1810, after the town fire of 1806
Permanent exhibition
- Mönstringshuset och sjöfolkets liv – Enrolment office, captain’s saloon and crew mess, plus stories of life on board, the shipping companies and seafarers’ fates during the Second World War.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Sveriges sjömanshusmuseum
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Amenities & dining
A conference room for up to 40 people can be booked.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
Up to 40 guests.
Conference room for up to 40 people for smaller gatherings and meetings; booked by telephone.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are arranged on request by telephone or email. The research archive and reference library can be used on site during opening hours. |
