The Maritime Museum () in

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is a

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for naval history, merchant shipping and shipbuilding. Located in the

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section of the inner-city district

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, the museum offers a panoramic view of the bay

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. The building was designed by

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and built in 1933–36.

Collections

The museum houses about 900,000 photos, 50,000 objects and 45,000 drawings, all related to the sea, coast, ships and boats, past and present. A major part of the collection, the boats, are currently exhibited in a facility on Rindö, an island outside Vaxholm in the Stockholm archipelago. The boat collection ranges from canoes to

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s. On the bottom floor there are, among other things, exhibits on

naval A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operatio ...

history including several detailed models of 18th century ships. The second floor includes exhibits on Swedish commercial fleets. In the basement is a replica of a cabin in King

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw ...

's ship ''Amphion'', along with the original stern from the ship.

Listing of historical ships

The Maritime Museum is responsible for the listing of historical ships in Sweden. Both ships and pleasure boats of historical significance can be listed. While the listing offers no legal protection or obligations, it gives the owner of the craft certain privileges.

Architecture

The gently curved building, inspired by the

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design of

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(1746–1816), acts as a background for the surrounding park where open-air concerts are held each year. It was the last major commission of Ragnar Östberg and was built on the location for the

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(''Stockholmsutställningen 1930''). As the exhibition was an important Functionalism manifestation, the museum also mark the point of view of the architect in the debate the introduction of Functionalist style caused in Sweden. The central cupola is entirely built of brick. The building also houses a

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workshop, wood shop, photo studio, archives and a library. In the 1970s, a film and lecture hall was added and in the 1990s a café. Outside of the museum is a bronze statue called ''The Sailor'' (''Sjömannen''), a memorial to the Swedish sailors who died during

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. The statue was made by artist

Nils Sjögren Nils A G Sjögren (1894, Stockholm – 1952) was a Swedish sculptor. Works, a selection *Relief in the Engelbrekt room in Örebro Castle (1928) *Statues at Stockholm Public Library (1928), bronze (''Adam'', ''Eva'' and ''Krigarfigur'') *''Va ...

in 1952, just before he died. The statue was inaugurated in 1953.

Concerts

Starting in 1975, open-air concerts and music festivals are held in the park in front of the museum. The annual concerts arranged by the newspaper ''

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'' with the

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are compared with, and inspired by,

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in the

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres ...

. Among the other artists who have performed at events held at the museum are

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, and

Per Gessle Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was disbande ...

Gallery

File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008a.jpg, Stern of the ''Amphion'' File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008e.jpg, Ship model File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008d.jpg, Exhibition hall File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008f.jpg, Exhibition hall File:Fartygsmodell-STOCKHOLM - Sjöhistoriska museet - SM 26406.tif, MS ''Stockholm'' File:Fartygsmodell-OSEBERGSKEPPET - Sjöhistoriska museet - S 1620.tif, Ship Model

References

External links

Pictures of ship models in the museum, from visit in June 2011
High resolution photos {{DEFAULTSORT:Maritime Museum Museums in Stockholm National museums of Sweden Maritime museums in Sweden Military and war museums in Sweden Museums established in 1938 1938 establishments in Sweden Ragnar Östberg buildings 1930s establishments in Stockholm