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 these 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.
244 museums found
Roanoke Island Maritime Museum
The Roanoke Island Maritime Museum is a working boat shop offering a look at local and regional maritime heritage through displayed watercraft, exhibits, restoration projects, and traditional skills workshops. Featured at the Museum is the North Carolina Shad boat Ella View, built in 1883.
Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum
Dedicated to the town’s past as a prosperous whaling port. It houses the largest collection of whaling equipment in the state of New York.
San Salvadore
San Salvador was the flagship of explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese). She was a 100-foot, 200 ton, galleon. The replica, part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, was completed in 2015.
Ships of the Sea Museum
hips of the Sea Museum exhibits ship models, paintings and maritime antiques, principally from the great era of Atlantic trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Skenesborough Museum
The Skenesborough Museum concentrates on the history of the area, along with a focus the U.S. Navy and forms of transportation. It is located in a former canal terminal.
