Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Over het museum

Aberdeen Maritime Museum stands on the historic Shiprow close to the harbour and tells the story of the city's long relationship with the sea. Its oldest part is Provost Ross's House, built in 1593 by the master mason Andrew Jamieson and extended in 1710. The ship owner John Ross of Arnage made it his home in 1702. In the nineteenth century it was divided into tenements and by 1950 it was derelict. The National Trust for Scotland bought it in 1984 and leased it to Aberdeen City Council, and the museum opened there on 26 April 1984.

A few years later the council acquired the neighbouring Trinity Congregational Church and converted it into an extension, which opened in 1997. A modern link building joins the church and the old house, and the displays run thematically over four floors.

The collections cover about 3,000 ships built in Aberdeen between 1790 and 1989, ship models from 1689 to the present, the harbour's history, the fishing industry and the offshore energy industry. The centrepiece of the energy displays is a 9-metre-high model of the Murchison oil platform. Outside the museum stands the Aberdeen Fishing Memorial by David Williams-Ellis, unveiled in 2018. The museum is run by Aberdeen City Council as part of Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums.

Hoogtepunten

• Detailed model of the Murchison oil platform, 9 metres high
• Ship models from 1689, including the Aberdeen-built tea clipper Thermopylae
• Complete lighthouse lens assembly
• Figurehead of the Star of Tasmania
• Propeller of the steam yacht Fox, which searched for Franklin's lost expedition
• Views over Aberdeen Harbour from the top floor

Vaste collectie

• Shipbuilding and shipping – Ship models, plans, tools and paintings tell the story of the roughly 3,000 ships built in Aberdeen between 1790 and 1989.
• Harbour and fishing – The history of Aberdeen Harbour and of the city's fishing industry, with views over the working harbour from the top floor.
• Offshore energy – Life offshore and how oil and gas are found and extracted, centred on a 9-metre-high model of the Murchison platform.

Opgericht

1984

Beheerder

Aberdeen City Council (Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission is free; donations are warmly welcomed.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: niet aanwezig
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The main entrance on Shiprow has an accessible door with a low-level push button, and there is a second entrance on Adelphi. A lift serves most floors, but Provost Ross's House is not reached by the lift and parts of this 1593 building are not accessible for wheelchairs, prams or visitors who cannot use stairs. One wheelchair can be borrowed free of charge; power-assisted wheelchairs, mobility scooters and buggies are welcome. Accessible and standard toilets are on the ground level and level 2. Induction hearing loops and a portable hearing system are available at the Welcome Desk, and large text and magnifying sheets can be requested. Guide dogs, hearing dogs and recognised assistance dogs are welcome. BSL tours are not offered at present. A visual guide and a virtual tour can be used to prepare a visit, and staff have taken Dementia Friends training. Blue Badge parking is on Shiprow, first come, first served.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Interactive displays for younger visitors are on levels 1 and 2 and in Provost Ross's House. A free Explorer Trail and the Maritime Museum Munchies Trail guide families around the museum, and family events and workshops run in the holidays across the Aberdeen venues. Baby changing facilities are on the ground level, buggies are welcome and breastfeeding is welcome throughout the building.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Bike racks are on Union Street near the top of Shiprow. Coaches can drop off on Shiprow, and the Shopmobility service lends powered wheelchairs and scooters for city-centre travel.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The museum has a shop and seating throughout the galleries.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Venue hire enquiries go to the venue hire team by email.

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