Maritime museum 284926 224451616 2008-07-08T22:10:08Z Caveman1949 6996756 /* See Also */ List of maritime museums [[Image:Wisconsin museum.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[USS Wisconsin (BB-64)|USS ''Wisconsin'']] is one of three ''Iowa'' class battleships opened to the public as a museum (berthed at [[Nauticus]] in Norfolk, VA), and one of two ''Iowa'' class battleships maintained in the [[United States Navy reserve fleets|US Mothball fleet]]. Although unlikely, there exists a possibility that ''Wisconsin'' may be reactivated again in the service of her country.]] A '''maritime museum''' (sometimes '''nautical museum''') is a [[museum]] specializing in the display of objects relating to [[ship]]s and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are '''naval museums''', which focus on [[navy|navies]] and the military use of the sea. The great prize of a maritime museum is a historic ship (or a replica) made accessible as a [[museum ship]], but these are large and require a considerable budget to maintain, many museums preserve smaller or more fragile [[Ships preserved in museums|ships or partial ships within the museum buildings]] and most museums exhibit interesting pieces of ships (such as a [[figurehead]] or [[cannon]]), [[ship model]]s, and miscellaneous small items like [[cutlery]], [[uniform]]s, and so forth. [[ship model|Ship modellers]] often have a close association with maritime museums; not only does the museum have items that help the modeller achieve better accuracy, but the museum provides a display space for models larger than will comfortably fit in a modeler's home; and of course the museum is happy to take a ship model as a donation. Museums will also commission models. There are thousands of maritime museums in the world. Many belong to the [[International Congress of Maritime Museums]] (ICMM), which coordinates members' efforts to acquire, preserve, and display their material. At 40 acres (162,000 m²), [[Mystic Seaport]] in [[Mystic, Connecticut]] can lay claim to the title of largest museum; it preserves not only a number of [[sailing ship]]s, but also a large number of original seaport buildings, including a [[ship chandlery]], [[sail loft]], [[ropewalk]], and so forth. However, the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[National Maritime Museum]] in [[Greenwich]] is also a contender, with many items of great historical significance, such as the actual uniform worn by [[Horatio Nelson]] at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. A recent activity of maritime museums is to build replicas of ships, since there are few survivors that have not already been restored and put on display. ==Preservation of ships== The preservation of ships in museums ensures that ancient and historic vessels are preserved for posterity in optimum conditions and are available for academic study and for public education and interest. Remains of ancient and historic ships and boats can be seen in [[museum]]s around the world. Where a ship is in a good state of preservation it can sometimes act as a museum in its own right. Many [[museum ships]], such as [[HMS Victory]] are popular tourist attractions. Some ships are too fragile to be exposed outdoors or are incomplete and must be preserved indoors. The remains of the [[Mary Rose]] for example are kept in a purpose designed building so that conservation treatment can be applied. In some cases, archaeologists have discovered traces of ships and boats where there are no extant physical remains to be preserved, such as [[Sutton Hoo]], where museum displays can show what the vessel would have looked like, although the vessel itself no longer exists. ==Notable maritime museums== :''See also: [[List of transport museums|List of Transport Museums]]'' === Asia and Oceania === * [[Australian National Maritime Museum]], [[Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia * [http://www.frommers.com/destinations/tokyo/A23484.html Museum of Maritime Science], [[Tokyo, Japan]] * [[National Maritime Museum, New Zealand|National Maritime Museum]] [[Auckland, New Zealand]] === Europe === * [http://www.worldofboats.org Eyemouth Maritime Centre], [[Eyemouth, Scotland]], UK * [[Hull Maritime Museum]], [[Kingston upon Hull]], UK * [[Museum of Hartlepool]], [[Hartlepool, England]], UK * [http://www.museomaritimobilbao.org/#|Maritime Museum Ria de Bilbao], [[Bilbao, Spain]] * [[Museum of the World Ocean]], [[Kaliningrad]], [[Russia]] * [[National Maritime Museum]], [[Greenwich, England]], UK * [http://www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl/index_ns.htm|Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum], [[Amsterdam, Holland]] * [[Portsmouth Historic Dockyard]], [[Portsmouth, England]],,(UK) * [[Vasa Museum]], [[Stockholm, Sweden]] * [[Maritime Museum (Stockholm)|Maritime Museum]], [[Stockholm, Sweden]] * [[Cité de la mer]], [[Cherbourg-Octeville, France]] === North America === The [[Council of American Maritime Museums]] serves as network for museum professionals in North America. * [[Baltimore Maritime Museum]], [[Baltimore, Maryland]], US * [http://www.bmm.bm/#Bermuda Maritime Museum], [[Sandys Parish, Bermuda]] * [[Columbia River Maritime Museum]], [[Astoria, Oregon]], US * [[Coral World]], [[Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]], [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] * [[Dossin Great Lakes Museum]], [[Detroit, Michigan]], US * [[Great Lakes Floating Maritime Museum]], [[Duluth, Minnesota]], US * [[H. Lee White Maritime Museum]], [[Oswego, New York]], US * [[Hampton Roads Naval Museum]], [[Norfolk, Virginia]], US * [[Lake Champlain Maritime Museum]], [[Ferrisburgh, Vermont|Basin Harbor, Vermont]], US * [[Long Island Maritime Museum]], [[Long Island, New York]], US * [[Los Angeles Maritime Museum]], [[Los Angeles, California]], US * [[Mariners' Museum]], [[Newport News, Virginia]], US * [[Maritime Museum of the Atlantic]], [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada * [[Maritime Museum of British Columbia]], [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada * [[Maritime Museum of San Diego]], [[San Diego, California]], US * [[Mystic Seaport]], [[Mystic, Connecticut]], US * [[National Museum of Naval Aviation]], [[Pensacola, Florida]], US * [[Nauticus]], [[Norfolk, Virginia]], US * [[Naval Undersea Museum]], [[Keyport, Washington]], US * [[Naval War College Museum]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]], US * [[PT Boat Museum]], [[Fall River, Massachusetts]], US * [[San_Francisco_Maritime_National_Historical_Park#Maritime_Museum|Maritime Museum, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park]], [[California]], US * [[Naval Reserve Center Santa Barbara|Santa Barbara Maritime Museum]], [[Port Hueneme, California]] US * [[Naval Air Station Quonset Point|Quonset Naval Air Museum]], [[Quonset Point, Rhode Island]], US * [[South Street Seaport]], [[New York, New York]], US * [[United States Naval Academy|United States Naval Academy Museum]], [[Annapolis, Maryland]], US * [[U.S. Navy Museum]], [[Washington, D.C.]], US * [[U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library]], [[New London, Connecticut]], US * [[USS Constitution Museum]], [[Boston, Massachusetts]], US * [[Vancouver Maritime Museum]], [[Vancouver British Columbia]], Canada * [[Wisconsin Maritime Museum]], [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin]], US == See Also == * [[List of maritime museums in the United States]] * [[List of museum ships]] * [[Museum ship]] * [[Ship replica]] * [[Ships preserved in museums]] == References == * [[Robert H. Smith]], ''Smith's Guide to Maritime Museums of North America'', 3 vols. ([[1stBooks Library]], 2002) ISBN 0-7596-9044-8, ISBN 0-7596-9144-4, ISBN 0-7596-9129-0 * [[Joseph Stanford]], ''Sea History's Guide to American and Canadian Maritime Museums'' ([[National Maritime Historical Society]], 1990) ISBN 0-930248-03-1 == External links == * [http://www.icmmonline.org/ ICMM website] * [http://www.nauticus.org Nauticus Norfolk, VA] * [http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~mhe1000/marmus.htm Maritime and Naval Museums in Britain and Ireland] * [http://www.bb62museum.org/usnavmus.html USA museum list] * [http://www.bb62museum.org/wrldnmus.html Non-USA museum list] * [http://www.boatingdir.com/Maritime_Museums/ Maritime Museums worldwide] * [http://www.euro-t-guide.com/See_Type/Maritime_1.htm Maritime Museums in Europe] [[Category:Maritime museums| ]] [[Category:Types of museum]] [[es:Museo marítimo]] [[fr:Musée maritime]] [[ja:海事博物館]]