Forum Marinum

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Established 1999 Director Tapio Maijala Phone +358 2 2679511		Type Maritime Museum Website www.forum-marinum.fi Founded 1999

Location Linnankatu 72, 20100 Turku, Finland Visitors 56 000 (2006) 115 000 (2014) Address Linnankatu 72, 20100 Turku, Finland Hours Open today · 11AM–7PMWednesday11AM–7PMThursday11AM–7PMFriday11AM–7PMSaturday11AM–7PMSunday11AM–7PMMondayClosedTuesday11AM–7PM Similar Suomen Joutsen, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Luostarinmäki, Sibeliusmuseum, Pharmacy Museum

Forum Marinum is maritime museum located in Turku, Finland.

Forum marinumin uusi p n yttely toissa merella 2016

History

The museum was founded in 1999 by merging of Turku maritime museum established in 1977 and Abo Academy 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.

Exhibitions

The main exhibition was renewed in 2016. Other permanent exhibitions include:

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

Forum Marinum Wikipedia

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Contents

Forum marinumin uusi p n yttely toissa merella 2016

History

Exhibitions

Museum ships

References