Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum

Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrdələk ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjɵm]; 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
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

  1. History of the Museum, Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. "Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum ziet stijging in bezoekersaantallen" (in Dutch), RTV Noord, 7 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. 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.


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