Naval and Maritime Museums: Belgium

Antwerpen

Nationaal Scheepvaartmuseum "Het Steen"

Steenplein 1,
B-2000 Antwerp.

Telephone: +32 (0)3 232 0850 or +32 (0)3 232 3867
Telefax: +32 (0)3 227 1338
E-mail: scheepmus@antwerpen.be
WWW: http://www.dma.be/cultuur/scheepvaartmuseum/index.html

Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00; Closed on Mondays.

The Nationaal Scheepvaartmuseum "Het Steen" traces its origins to the Stedelijk Scheepvaartmuseum which was opened in 1927. The current museum dates from 1958 and is housed in Het Steen, the ancient city castle.

A dozen museum ships are exhibited in the adjacent harbour shed "Afdak 22":

Lauranda (1928), iron tow barge
St. Antonius (1914), klipperaak
Cephée (1937), walenschip [canal barge]
Amical, steam tugboat

The patrol boat P905 Schelde of the Belgium Navy is also open to the public.

Rijn- en Binnenvaartmuseum

Bonapartedok,
Italielei 51,
c/o R. van Cleempoel,
B-2000 Antwerpen.

An open air museum.

West-Hinder III (1950), lightship. Open to the public from Easter to the end of October.
Williwaw, kitsjacht

Baasrode

Scheepvaartmuseum Baasrode

St.-Ursmarusstraat 137 B-9200 Baasrode.

Telephone: +32 52 333538

Oostduinkerke

Nationaal Visserijmuseum

Pastoor Schmitzstraat 5,
BE-8670 Oostduinkerke.

Telehone: +32 (0)58 51 2468
Telefax: +32 (0)58 51 0817

History of fishery and navigation.

Oostende

Mercator (1932), a three-masted barquentine the former sailtraining ship of the "Belgische Koopvaardij".

Updated 1999-08-02 by Lars Bruzelius

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