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PROFESSOR SPLASH
Exhibition
The interactive children's exhibition Professor Splash emphasises 'fun-packed' education in which children learn through play and discovery. All children aged 4 to 10 can now go on all kinds of adventures in the harbour. They can learn how to sail safely as the captain of a large ocean-going ship and their help will be needed with loading and unloading cargo. They will also scan the contents of containers for further transport, discover the captain's quarters and play with boats on the water on the terrace.
MainPort Live – Feel the Rhythm of Rotterdam Port!
Exhibition
Rotterdam is a world famous port city. But what can you see of this grandeur in the centre of the city? The old inland ports now have another purpose, as large ships no longer go up the river. The hustle and bustle of the active port is now farther and farther from the city. The exhibition MainPort Live brings the world class port back to the heart of Rotterdam!
Light, sound and action will make you experience the world’s largest port in miniature. You can watch the ships ‘real-tine’ and explore the history of the port of Rotterdam with the tima navigator in the control room.
Animals on board - turning the world upside down
Exhibition
How did the Chinese mitten crab end up in the Netherlands? Why are there Dutch goats grazing in Africa? And why are rats such a plague right across the world? Because of shipping! Strange, exotic animals have been coming to Europe from all over the world by accident or design since the 15th century. At the same time European cows, goats, horses, rabbits, cats and dogs have been transported across the globe, as livestock, as food for those at sea or simply for companionship. And now it has emerged that the seawater in ballast tanks also inadvertently causes the spread of creatures far and wide. Animals on Board did not just turn the world completely upside down in the past, they are still doing so today. Step aboard the family exhibition Animals on Board. Hoist a cow onto the quay, help look after the animals, play the droppings game and shell out for a dodo drumstick at meal time in the galley!
The Museum Ship Buffel - On a voyage of discovery in a naval ship
Exhibition
The museum ship 'Buffel' has been completely renovated. The former naval ship from 1868 can now, following a thorough renovation, once again be admired in its original state, with an entirely new exhibition. Once you are on the refurbished Buffel, you can imagine yourself back in the time that the ship saw service as coast guard and training-ship of the Royal Navy. The cannons boom once again, the steam engines are turning at full speed and the ‘cabin boy’ is peeling potatoes in the galley. The new presentation will take both old and young along on an exciting voyage of discovery into the adventures aboard the naval ship Buffel.
United - the rise of a multinational
Exhibition
The ‘United’ exhibition tells the story of the creation of this global enterprise: the economic circumstances of the merger and its implications for those involved. The history of the creation of Nedlloyd is told against the background of the turbulent years of the 60s and 70s, an age that saw radical changes in the structure of the shipping industry as a result of the changeover to container transport. For the shipping companies, there was only one way of surviving this transition: a merger was inevitable. The historical material in ‘United’ has been taken from the Nedlloyd collection at the Maritime Museum.
Mataró model - Oldest shipmodel gives up secrets
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Impressions of Dutch maritime history
Exhibition
Michiel de Ruyter: naval hero or pirate? The Golden Age: when was that exactly? And the Vikings: did they come from Scandinavia or from Normandy? Discover how the maritime history of the Netherlands really unfolded in an exhibition that can be read like a history book. From the tree trunk canoe of prehistory to the Delta Works. This oeuvre exhibition at the Maritime Museum Rotterdam shows how shipping laid the foundation of our Dutch culture, richly illustrated by the gems from the museum’s centuries-old collection.
The westcoast of Europe
Exhibition
As a Dane, Jens Fink-Jensen has always felt drawn to the coast and draws his inspiration from this rugged, eternally changing landscape. During his 10,000 kilometre journey from Skagen to Gibraltar, he closely follows the waterline and photographs what he calls ‘chance moments’: an overcast sky, droplets of spray hanging in the air, a fisherman with his catch of the day. This exhibition presents a selection of the two hundred photographs that Fink-Jensen took during his voyage. See the differences and striking similarities in the landscapes through his eyes and experience how he was inspired by them.
Princess Margriet ‘Figurehead of the merchant navy’
Exhibition
1943. The Netherlands is at war. The world is in flames. The merchant navy is going through one of the most difficult phases in its history and is suffering huge losses. The birth of a Royal baby (the third sister of the current Queen Beatrix) offers hope.
Discover how Princess Margriet, as the godchild of the merchant navy, becomes a symbol of hope from the day of her birth for seafarers and the relatives of those who live their lives at sea. A film specially produced for this exhibition and a number of the Princess’s personal possessions that will be on display for the first time will give visitors a unique inside view of the life of the Netherlands' 'maritime Princess'. Show-boxes and interesting facts will also enable children to find out what actually happens in the life of a real princess.
