Wrackmuseum Cuxhaven

The Wrackmuseum Cuxhaven is a maritime museum that collects and displays objects from sunken ships. The collection contains ship hull fragments, tools, personal belongings of sailors, and other artifacts recovered from the German Bight and the Ems, Weser, and Elbe rivers.

The museum was founded in 1980 after a successful exhibition about sunken ships convinced the city council to establish it. It later merged with the city's Fishing Museum to create a combined institution.

The museum shows how important shipping has been to people living on the North Sea coast. The displayed objects tell stories of dangerous voyages and the daily lives of sailors who navigated these waters.

The museum sits directly in Cuxhaven's harbor area and is easily accessible on foot or by local transport. Plan to spend several hours to explore the different exhibition sections at a comfortable pace.

Many of the displayed objects come from tragic shipwreck events and bear the marks of those dramatic moments. Visitors can experience direct contact with genuine testimonies of maritime crises that shaped the region's history.