Located adjacent to the open-air Maritime Museum Harbor, and home to an extraordinary collection of historic cranes and vessels, the Maritime Museum Rotterdam is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting naval history. Founded by Prince Henry of the Netherlands in 1874, the museum contains a collection of 85,000 artifacts from six centuries of history. The museum features a diverse range of permanent and rotating exhibits showcasing the Dutch maritime influence on everyday life. Some of their masterpieces include the Mataro model, the Itinerario, pen and ink drawings by Willem van de Velde, and a sea map by master cartographer Joan Blaeu from the Corpus Christi collection.

Leuvehaven 1, 3011 EA Rotterdam, Netherlands, Phone: +31-10-4-13-26-80

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