Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum Explained

Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
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Map Type:Netherlands Groningen
Map Size:250
Coordinates:53.2164°N 6.56°W
Established:[1]
Location:Brugstraat 24–26
Groningen, Netherlands
Type:Maritime museum
Visitors:38,757 (2017)[2]
Director:Jan Wiebe van Veen[3]
President:Pieter Westra
Curator:Wicher Kerkmeijer

Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈnoːrdələk ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjʏm/; Northern Maritime Museum) is a maritime museum in Groningen in the Netherlands.[4]

The museum was opened on 31 March 1932.[1] With 34,098 visitors in 2015, it is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen.[5] The museum had 38,757 visitors in 2017.[2]

Jan Wiebe van Veen is the director of the museum and Wicher Kerkmeijer the curator.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.noordelijkscheepvaartmuseum.nl/en/about-the-museum/history-of-the-museum History of the Museum
  2. "Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum ziet stijging in bezoekersaantallen" (in Dutch), RTV Noord, 7 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. http://www.noordelijkscheepvaartmuseum.nl/en/about-the-museum/mission-and-organization Mission and organization
  4. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/the-netherlands/the-north-and-east/groningen-city/sights/museums-galleries/noordelijk-scheepvaartmuseum Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
  5. Bezoekcijfers erfgoedinstellingen Groningen, Stichting Erfgoedpartners, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.