Description of the attraction
The Museum of Shipping and Navigation is located in the port area of Aalborg, one and a half kilometers from the historic city center.
The museum was opened on May 24, 1992, and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark herself was present at the ceremony. Over the past 23 years, the museum's collection has grown dramatically in size, and the museum itself has become one of the most popular museums in all of North Jutland. Several thousand tourists visit it annually - both from Denmark itself and from other countries.
Most of the museum's exhibits are displayed in the open air, in the city shipyard - this area is 15,000 square meters. Its most important exhibit is the surviving Danish submarine known as the Springeren, after which the museum was named. This word is translated from Danish as "knight". She, like many other boats of this type, was designed in the first half of the 20th century, even before the outbreak of World War II. It is believed that it was the acquisition of this submarine from the Danish naval forces that prompted the opening of the Museum of Shipping and Navigation.
Also, special attention should be paid to the exhibition dedicated to the history of the development of navigation, which presents the oldest and most primitive devices that allow you to navigate by the stars. Here you can see various compasses and maps that have been constantly modernized over the centuries. Scientific and technological progress contributed to the emergence of new, most improved methods of orientation in the open sea - the first electronic navigation and radio technical devices appeared, which are most widely represented in this museum.
Separate exhibitions are dedicated to ship models, sailors' military uniforms and much more. A ship control simulator and an exciting game "Search for pirate treasures" were specially equipped for children.
