Museum ships, harbor models, nautical charts, water bowls; The Maritime Museum shows the impact of shipping in our daily lives, how Rotterdam became a world port, and makes you smell the gritty romance on board.
The Maritime Museum is great fun for children. That's because they can dream away from seaman's stories, but especially because of Professor Splash. This permanent interactive exhibition is all about 'doing', which is a lot more fun and educational than just reading, of course ...
The Maritime Museum is more than just the building. Outside the museum, in the Leuvehaven, you will find an entire fleet of historic ships, of which a lot are also accessible. There is nothing like the tarry smell of a historic rhine. In one way or another, it ensures that the somewhat mellow museum dolls come to life.
The museum has royal roots? The founder of the Maritime Museum was the great-great-great-uncle of King Willem Alexander. Prince Hendrik was the third son of King Willem II and lived from 1820 to 1879. In addition to his long career in the navy, Prince Hendrik became chairman of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Yachtclub in Rotterdam in 1845. When the Yachtclub went bankrupt in 1874, the municipality of Rotterdam took over the library and ship models. In 1999 the name changed to the Maritime Museum Rotterdam and in 2014 the collaboration with the Harbor Museum became a fact.
Right next to the Maritime Museum you will find the water taxi stop Leuvehaven. The Water Taxi is very close to the center, so it is an excellent place to start a Rotterdam adventure. Also underground you can go: metro station Beurs is the central metro hub of Rotterdam, where all lines meet.
We thought it was a bit busy with our 4 children among many more children. Glad we also bought tickets in advance, it saves time at the door
Even things passed by that I did not know myself. Very nice for children and therefore also for adults
