
Kehdinger Küstenschiffahrts-Museum
Volunteer-run museum on coastal shipping in the old warehouse at the Wischhafen tidal harbor, with the walk-through coaster "Iris-Jörg".
Over het museum
The museum was founded in 1994 from a private initiative of volunteer shipping enthusiasts and is still run by a friends' association today. It occupies a historic grain warehouse behind the Elbe dike in Wischhafen, a place that was long an important base for coastal shipping in Kehdingen. Warehouse, tidal harbor, and museum ship are all listed as protected monuments.
The first floor deals with shipbuilding and the development of coastal vessels from the small Ewer (a traditional sailing barge) to the motorized freighter, complemented by tools, engines, navigation and radio equipment, as well as fishing and sea rescue. The second floor is devoted to everyday life on board: a full-size wheelhouse, galley, mess, and crew cabin convey how cramped and hard the crews' lives were.
The largest exhibit is the coastal motor vessel "Iris-Jörg". She was launched in 1956 at the Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg as the "Eilenburg", later sailed as the "Seestern", and received her present name in 1965. In 2002 the municipality of Wischhafen bought the ship and made it available to the museum; volunteers restored it painstakingly over the following years. The cargo hold, engine room, cabins, and bridge can be visited.
Hoogtepunten
- Coastal motor vessel "Iris-Jörg" from 1956, open to walk through
- Listed warehouse and tidal harbor
- Full-size wheelhouse with galley and crew cabin
- Ship models from Ewer to coaster
- Kehdinger Matrosenpatent (sailor's certificate) for children
Vaste collectie
- Küstenschifffahrt in Kehdingen – Two floors in the old warehouse show shipbuilding, ship types, and technology of coastal shipping, as well as life on board with a reconstructed wheelhouse, galley, and mess.
- Museumsschiff „Iris-Jörg“ – The coastal motor vessel built in 1956 lies in the tidal harbor next to the museum; the cargo hold, engine room, cabins, and bridge can be visited.
- Opgericht
- 1994
- Beheerder
- Freunde des Kehdinger Küstenschiffahrts-Museum e. V.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Toegankelijkheid
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
- Doe- en voelstations
Museum education department with interactive stations; children can earn the "Kehdinger Matrosenpatent" (Kehdingen sailor's certificate).
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Wischhafen, Alter Schulweg · 200 m
Bus 2025 (toward Stade or Freiburg/Elbe), stop Wischhafen, Alter Schulweg.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Parking in front of the museum building.
Service & horeca
- Museumwinkel
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | Groups of 10 or more people at any time by arrangement. The museum ship "Iris-Jörg" in the adjacent harbor is part of the tour. |
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