Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum

Summary

Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrdələk ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjʏm]; Northern Maritime Museum) is a maritime museum in Groningen in the Netherlands.[4]

Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
Museum in 2010
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum is located in Groningen (province)
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
Location in Groningen in the Netherlands
Established31 March 1932 (1932-03-31)[1]
LocationBrugstraat 24–26
Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates53°12′59″N 6°33′36″E / 53.21639°N 6.56000°E / 53.21639; 6.56000
TypeMaritime museum
Visitors38,757 (2017)[2]
DirectorJan Wiebe van Veen[3]
PresidentPieter Westra[3]
CuratorWicher Kerkmeijer[3]
Websitenoordelijkscheepvaartmuseum.nl

The museum was opened on 31 March 1932.[1] With 34,098 visitors in 2015, it is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen.[5] The museum had 38,757 visitors in 2017.[2]

Jan Wiebe van Veen is the director of the museum and Wicher Kerkmeijer the curator.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b History of the Museum, Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum ziet stijging in bezoekersaantallen" (in Dutch), RTV Noord, 7 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Mission and organization, Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, Lonely Planet. Retrieved on 19 May 2014.
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Bezoekcijfers erfgoedinstellingen Groningen Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, Stichting Erfgoedpartners, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum at Wikimedia Commons
  • (in Dutch) Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum  , official website