Værftsmuseet

Over het museum

The Værftsmuseet tells the story of the shipyard that shaped Helsingør for over a century. From 1882 to 1983, more than 400 ships – freighters, ferries, and yachts – were built at the Helsingør Skibsværft, and for a long time it was the largest employer in the town. After its closure, the site at the harbor was converted into a cultural quarter, with the cultural center Kulturværftet now at its heart.

In 2007 the municipality decided to set up its own museum in some of the former shipyard buildings; it opened in 2010. It belongs to Museerne Helsingør, the municipal museums of the town, which together with the Bymuseum and the Skibsklarerergaarden present 600 years of city history. The museum also includes the shipyard's archive.

The exhibitions are spread over two rooms on either side of the Porten, the shipyard's former main gate. In the Garagen, it is shown how a ship comes into being, from the signing of the contract through planning, drawing, and model building to fitting out; ship models present ships built in Helsingør and their onward path. In the Kontrolkontoret, the shipyard management's meeting room from the 1960s is reconstructed with restored paneling, furniture, and the large grandfather clock. Former shipyard workers are volunteers at the museum and tell of their everyday working lives.

Hoogtepunten

• Exhibition "Et skib bliver bygget" on how a ship is built
• Models of ships from the Helsingør Skibsværft
• Reconstructed shipyard management meeting room from the 1960s
• Børneværftet with workbenches, Lego, and coloring pages
• Conversations with former shipyard workers
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Et skib bliver bygget – Shows step by step how a ship came into being at the shipyard – from contract, planning, and construction drawing to the crafts of fitting out.
• Skibe der blev bygget i Helsingør – Ship models of ships built in Helsingør with their further fate and a chronological overview of technical innovations over 100 years of shipyard history.
• Bestyrelseslokalet – Reconstruction of the shipyard management's meeting room from the 1960s in the old Kontrolkontoret, with a director's desk and portraits of the shipyard heads.

Opgericht

2010

Beheerder

Museerne Helsingør (Helsingør Kommune)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission, also for the metal workshop during school holidays. Group tours cost DKK 950 per group.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

In the Børneværftet, children can build ships out of Lego and color in ship drawings; during school holidays the staffed metal workshop is open, where young and old can make key rings or name tags. On the shipyard grounds, six "storytellers" tell child-friendly stories when you turn the valve wheel; there is also a free craft sheet (Skibsark) at the museum or at the reception of the Kulturværftet.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

On the surrounding shipyard grounds there is a street food market and cafés.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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