This is an alphabetical listing of maritime museums and museum ships located around the world. Libraries with significant maritime holdings are also included. You can use the optional fields to filter by type and country, or use the geoloacted list or map. Please contact us if you would like a museum to be added to this list.
Marstal Søfartsmuseum
(Marstal Maritime Museum)
Marstal, Denmark
Exhibits in 4 buildings with more than 30 rooms highlight the rich fishing and shipping tradition of Marstal on the island of Ærø. There are over 200 ship models, several hundred paintings, including Denmark’s largest collection of marine and Greenland painter Carl Rasmussen’s works.
Mather House Museum
Port Jefferson, NY, United States
Home of the Mather family,
19th century Port Jefferson shipbuilders. Collection of period half hulls and other models, photos, sail loft.
Mathilda
1898 tug built in Sorrel, Quebec.
One of the few remaining tugs with her original steam engine intact. Part of the Hudson River Maritime Museum.
Midway (USS)
San Diego, CA, United States
USS Midway is a former aircraft carrier of the US Navy. Commissioned a week after the end of World War II, she was the largest ship in the world until 1955. She operated for 47 years.
Musée National de la Marine
(National Navy Museum of France)
Paris, France
A collection of models of ships and naval installations dating to the time of Louis XV.
Musée National de la Marine – Brest
(National Navy Museum of France – Brest)
Brest, France
Shipbuilding traditions & naval history in a maritime museum set in a medieval fortress with bay views.
Musée National de la Marine – Port-Louis
(National Navy Museum of France, Port-Lois)
Port-Louis, France
Located in a fortress at the harbor entrance, the museum has a fine collection of boats, weapons and historic models.
Musée National de la Marine – Rochefort
(National Navy Museum of France — Rochefort)
Rochefort, France
Located in the former residence of the Commanders of the Navy, the collections give insight to the French navy of the past.