Forum Marinum

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Maritime Museum in Turku, Finland

60°26′12″N 22°14′02″E / 60.436637°N 22.233975°E / 60.436637; 22.233975TypeMaritime MuseumVisitors56 000 (2006)
115 000 (2014)DirectorUlla TeräsWebsitewww.forum-marinum.fi

Forum Marinum is maritime museum located in Turku, Finland.

History

The museum was founded in 1999 by merging of Turku maritime museum established in 1977 and Åbo Akademi University museum of maritime history established in 1936.

Lonely Planet Scandinavia describes it as "an impressive maritime museum," and notes that it is near Turku Castle.^[1]

Exhibitions

The main exhibition was renewed in 2016 and it is now called Work at Sea. Other permanent exhibitions include:^[2]

The Five Lives of our National Treasure (The history of the Suomen Joutsen from 1902 to 2009)
The Forum Marinum exhibition on board the Bore (History of the Bore from construction to the present day)
At the Shipyard (History of the Finnish Shipbuilding)
At the Engine Factory (History of the Ship Engine Manufacturing in Turku)

Museum ships

Full-rigged ship Suomen Joutsen
Barque Sigyn
Bermuda ketch Daphne
Steam tugboat Vetäjä V
Turunmaa-class gunboat Karjala
Minelayer Keihässalmi
Von Fersen-class transport vessel Wilhelm Carpelan
Nuoli-class fast gunboat Nuoli 8
Taisto-class motor torpedo boat Tyrsky (Taisto 3)
MS Bore, a former steam-powered cruise ship currently used as a floating hostel
Coast patrol boat RV 214 (Rautaville)
Police boat PMV-1391
Pilot cutter MKL 2103

References

^ Andy Symington, Carolyn Bain, Lonely Planet Scandinavia, 2013.
^ Forum Marinum permanent exhibitions. Forum Marinum. Retrieved 2017-01-20. ^{[dead link]}