Sjöfartsmuseet akvariet gothenburg
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Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet (Maritime Museum & Aquarium), Gothenburg
The Maritime Museum & Aquarium (Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet) in Gothenburg is a cultural and educational hub connecting visitors to the diverse history of maritime activities, including shipping, fishing, and underwater exploration. Founded as the Maritime Museum, the institution expanded to include an aquarium, enhancing the visitor experience with a vivid portrayal of various aquatic environments.
Spread across three floors, the museum and aquarium offer an immersive journey through the maritime heritage of West Sweden, port culture, and marine ecosystems. It caters to people of all ages, making it an ideal destination for families, school trips, and individuals interested in maritime affairs.
The exhibits within the facility explore the interdependent relationship between humans and the sea. Through model ships and illustrations, visitors can trace the evolution of maritime practices over centuries. The aquarium section complements this narrative by showcasing marine life, including unique species like the toxic dragonfish and the intriguing clownfish.
A standout feature of the museum is its ship simu
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Plan your visit
The museum is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May 1, Midsummer’s Eve and Midsummer’s Day.
Special opening hours during the anniversary weekend: On Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6, the museum is open from 11 am to 5 pm.
On public holidays when the museum fryst vatten open and the day before public holidays, the museum closes at 5 pm.
The shop has the same opening hours as the museum.
Closed on following public holidays
Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, 6 june, Midsummer’s Eve, Midsummer Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s day.
On public holidays where the museum is open and the day before public holidays, the City Museum closes at 5 pm.
Opening hours Café ONE
The café has the same opening hours as the museum.
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Following up on our recent European trip, we paid a visit to Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet in Sweden to give a little talk at a nordic coral symposium. Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet is a Maritime Museum and Aquarium located in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden and the fifth largest of the nordic countries. Not only is this historic museum rich in cultural maritime history, it also boasts a commendable public aquarium and a rather surprising and well equipped DNA laboratory.
Founded in , Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet has developed and evolved from a historical maritime exhibit to a museum which includes diverse aquatic displays showcasing and tying together rather cohesively the animals that live in the sea. Since its renovation in , the museum has refocused to include activities revolving around these public displays to increase knowledge and create awareness of the marine environment, and at the same time providing a time capsule of sorts to the historic maritime culture of the nordic region.
Transitioning to a museum featuring exclusively marine set ups came rather naturally. Majority of the earth&#;s surface is covered in water, yet most of which is unexplored. Gothenburg