The Maritime Museum and Aquarium, Maritime museum and public aquarium in Majorna district, Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Maritime Museum and Aquarium is a combination of maritime museum and public aquarium located in the Majorna district of Gothenburg. The spaces display collections on seafaring history along with living corals and underwater life in large tanks.
The Nautiska föreningen society founded the museum in 1912 on the initiative of shipowner Werner Lundqvist, opening in rented rooms at Skeppsbron in 1913. After the 1923 Gothenburg Exhibition the collections were stored, and in 1928 architect Karl M. Bengtson's revised design was accepted. The building was erected 1931–33; Ann-Ida Broström laid the foundation stone on 4 February 1931 and King Gustaf V inaugurated it on 14 July 1933.
The museum's name links it to the Nautiska föreningen, which founded it in 1912 on the initiative of shipowner Werner Lundqvist. In the park beside it stands a bust of shipowner Dan Broström, unveiled at the 1933 opening, and the Pennsylvania Monument, revealed in 1937, commemorates the Swedish colony of New Sweden. The collections centre on the sea, shipping and fishing, shown both historically and technically.
The museum stands in Gamla Varvsparken by Stigbergstorget in Majorna, with the entrance facing Karl Johansgatan since the 2022 reopening. The aquarium is now housed in a new underground building reached from that entrance. The Sjömanstornet tower rises directly beside the museum in the park.
The museum was named Årets museum 2024 by Sveriges Museer and Svenska ICOM. Its building, Majorna 403:3, has been owned and managed by Higab since 13 January 2017. The museum shop is called Smilet.
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