Maritime museums in Belgium

The MAS – Museum Aan de Stroom is housed in a tall building with a spiral tower of 62 meters high and offers a beautiful panorama of Antwerp. The museum brings art and heritage of the city, the ‘stroom’, the harbor and the world together. The MAS unites the following various collections: the former

The Red Star Line Museum is dedicated to the historic transatlantic migration from Europe to America, on the transport company Red Star Line and the transit port of Antwerp. The museum focuses on the stories of the Red Star Line passengers. Visitors travel with the passengers in the museum, as it we

The Mercator was the training ship for the officers of the Belgian merchant marine from 1932 to 1960. Now the ship is anchored in the marina in front of Ostend City Hall and is maintained in its original condition.

The National Fisheries Museum Oostduinkerke (Navigo) is devoted to the history of the Flemish sea and coastal fisheries. The museum also covers beach fishing and shrimpers on horseback. The collection is exhibited in various decors and interactively accessible. The collection seeks to unite heritage

The Amandine (1960-1962) is Ostend's last Icelandic vessel. Once the Icelandic fleet numbered more than 80 ships, but in some 65 years some 25 perished. From 1974, this ship went fishing in the North for cod, but also haddock, red gurnard, red sea bream and plaice, among others. The Amandine is in d

The inclined plane of Ronquières is a barge elevator with an inclined plane on the Charleroi-Brussels canal that bridges the difference in altitude with the Hainaut Plateau. With headphones, the visitor follows the barge master in his daily existence with, among other things, three-dimensional scene

Sincfala - Museum of the Zwinstreek is housed in an 1899 neo-Gothic school building where fishermen were taught. The museum tells the story of 2,000 years of the Zwinstreek, the area northeast of Bruges that is a product of the sea, wind, sand and man. Attention is paid to the daily life of the peop

Seafront Maritime Theme Park is a theme park in Bruges in Belgium on the sea, shipping, fish and fishing.

Stadsmuseum Oostende is a local history museum housed in a Royal Palace from the late 18th century that served as the summer residence of Leopold I. Ship models, a reconstructed fishermen's living room and inn from 1900, the harbor, the fish market, works of art and models of the lighthouse give a p

The Rhine and Inland Navigation Museum is a floating museum where the life and working atmosphere of the bargee and his family is sketched through photographs, texts and models, among other things.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Thuin had more than 1,100 families living off inland navigation out of a total population of 5,000. At Le Thudo, Ecomusée de la Batellerie, visitors aboard the museum boat learn about the life of inland navigation in Thuin, the construction of a ship, communicat

The Maritime Museum in Baasrode is located in the home of the former shipyard owner in Baasrode, Van Damme. In the 15th century, an important shipbuilding industry developed in Baasrode. In the 19th century, shipbuilding reached its peak there and in 1986 the shipyard closed. The museum tells the st

The Shipping and Fisheries Museum in Bornem is dedicated to inland navigation and fishing of the past and present.