Maritime and diving museums
Musée de la Compagnie des Indes
The French East India Company Museum displays ship models, maps,
art, and textiles related to historical maritime trade. It is important to note
that Port Louis and the neighboring town of Lorient were established for
this historical company, which ceased activities due to the French
Revolution.
Address: Citadelle de Port-Louis, Avenue du Fort de l'Aigle 56290 Port-
Louis
Website: https://bretagnemusees.bzh/
Musee national de la marine - Paris
This maritime museum exhibits a wide range of oil paintings, models,
and seafaring artifacts.
Address: 17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre - 75116 Paris France
Website: http://www.musee-marine.fr/paris
Historical Diving Society - Denmark
This organization is affiliated with the Historical Diving Society, an inter-
national non-profit entity that encompasses museums and associations
dedicated to the history of diving.
Address: Kirsebærvej 5 8471 Sabro - Denmark
Website: http://dykkehistorisk.dk/om-selskabet/
Website “Les pieds lourds”
This website offers an extensive array of helmets and other historical
diving apparatus. Its purpose is to share insights and findings, inform
visitors about exhibitions and events, and alert them to counterfeit or
stolen items.
Address: France
Website: http://www.pieds-lourds.com/
Musée Joseph Vaylet - Espalion
This museum is located in the birthplace of Benoît Rouquayrol and
Auguste Denayrouze, inventors of the first diving regulator and various
other diving systems. It features an extensive collection of diving equip-
ment, including pieces created by Rouquayrol and Denayrouze.
Address: 38 rue Droite Ancienne Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste 12500
Espalion - France
Website: https://musees-occitanie.fr/en/musee/musee-joseph-vaylet-
musee-du-scaphandre/
Musee national de la marine - Brest
This museum is dedicated to the preservation and exploration of ship-
building traditions and naval history.
Address: Château de Brest - Boulevard de la Marine, 29200 Brest -
France
Website: http://www.musee-marine.fr/brest
Musee national de la marine - Port Louis
This museum focuses on shipbuilding traditions and naval history.
Address: Citadelle de Port-Louis 56290 Port-Louis - France
Website: http://www.musee-marine.fr/port-louis
Musee national de la marine - Rochefort
This museum explores shipbuilding traditions and naval history.
Address: 1 Place de la Galissonnière - 17300 Rochefort - France
Website: http://www.musee-marine.fr/rochefort
Musee national de la marine - Toulon
This museum focuses on French naval history from the 17th century to
today.
Address: Place Monsenerque, Quai de Norfolk 83000 Toulon France
Website: http://www.musee-marine.fr/toulon
Musée d’Archéologie Méditerranéenne
This museum is dedicated to Mediterranean civilizations and features
artifacts from shipwrecks.
Address: 2 Rue de la Charité 13002 Marseille - France
Website: https://musees.marseille.fr/musee-darcheologie-
mediterraneenne-mam
Musee Frederic Dumas
Frédéric Dumas was a co-founder of the French Underwater Study and
Research Group (GERS) along with Philippe Tailliez and Jacques-Yves
Cousteau in the late 1940s. This museum honors the memory of these
pioneers.
Address: Rue Lauzet Aîné, Salle Maurice Fargues -
83110 Sanary-sur- Mer
Website: https://musee-dumas.fr/musee/presentation/
Frogman Museum website
The Frogman Museum website offers an extensive collection of images
featuring diving helmets and systems used from the post-World War II
era to the present day.
Website: http://frogmanmuseum.free.fr/
Diving Heritage website
Diving Heritage is a virtual museum dedicated to the history of profes-
sional diving, covering its inception to the present. The museum features
a vast collection of diving helmets and explores historical and modern
diving equipment, procedures, diver education, and employment.
Website: https://www.divingheritage.com/
Internationales Maritimes Museum
This museum encompasses nine thematic decks and displays 3,000
years of maritime history through valuable exhibits, ship models, and
paintings.
Address: Koreastraße 1 20457 Hamburg - Germany
Website: https://www.imm-hamburg.de/
The Viking Ship Museum
This website offers an extensive array of helmets and other historical
diving apparatus. Its purpose is to share insights and findings, inform
visitors about exhibitions and events, and alert them to counterfeit or
stolen items.
Address: History museum Vindeboder 12 4000 Roskilde - Denmark
Website: https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/
The Hellenic Maritime Museum
This museum houses over 2,500 objects spanning various historical
periods. The exhibits are organized chronologically and thematically,
offering insights into maritime traditions and history from prehistoric
times to the present day.
Address: Akti Themistokleous Freattida - 185 37 Piraeus Hellas
Website:
http://www.greece.org/poseidon/work/museums/hmm/index.html
Irish Maritime History website
This website offers links to museums and documents pertinent to Irish
maritime history.
Website: http://lugnad.ie/
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
This museum houses an extensive collection of artifacts, images, paint-
ings, and documents that chronicle Ireland's maritime history from an-
cient seafaring to the present day.
Address: Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. A96 C8X7
Website: https://www.mariner.ie/
Galata Museo del Mare, Genoa
The Galata Museo del Mare focuses on the history of sailing and Genoa's
relationship with the sea from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is
the largest maritime museum of its kind in the Mediterranean area.
Address: Calata de Mari, 1, Genova Liguria, Italy
Website: https://www.galatamuseodelmare.it/?lang=en
Historical Diving Society - Norway
This museum is affiliated with the Historical Diving Society, an
international non-profit organization that encompasses museums and
associations dedicated to the history of diving.
Address: NUI AS Pb23, Gravdalsveien 245 N-5848 Bergen - Norway
Website: https://www.dykkehistorisk.no/
Suomen Sukellushistoriallinen yhdistys
The Finnish Diving Historical Association is affiliated with the Historical
Diving Society, an international non-profit organization that includes mu-
seums and associations focused on diving history.
Website: https://www.sukellushistoriallinenyhdistys.fi/fi/
Address not mentioned
Historical Diving Society - Canada
The Historical Diving Society-Canada facilitates academic, social, and
practical connections among individuals, organizations, and corporations
interested in diving history, both nationally and internationally.
Address: 216 East Esplanade North Vancouver, BC, V7L 1A3 - Canada
Website: https://hdscanada.org/join/
Historische Tauchergesellschaft e.V.
This museum is affiliated with the Historical Diving Society, an interna-
tional non-profit organization that includes museums and associations
dedicated to the history of diving.
Address: Blohnstraße 6, 71282 Hemmingen - Germany
Website: https://htg.tauchhistorie.eu/
The Historical diving society Italia
This museum is affiliated to the Historical Diving Society, an international
non-profit organisation of museums and societies dedicated to the his-
tory of diving.
Address: P.le Marinai d'Italia, 14, 48122 Marina di Ravenna
Website: https://www.hdsitalia.it/
Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Historii
Nurkowania - Poland
The Society of Diving History Lovers (Stowarzyszenie Miłosników Historii
Nurkowania), a non-profit organization, was established in 2003 by a
group of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and protecting Poland's
diving heritage. In May 2005, the society changed its status and
changed its name to SMHN, or Historical Diving Society of Poland.
Address: 00-075 Warszawa Senatorska 11 p.25 - Poland
Website: http://www.hds-poland.org/index2.php
Историческое водолазное общество
России (Historical Diving Society Russia)
The Historical Diving Society of Russia is involved in scientific investiga-
tion of the history of diving in Russia and all over the world based on
primary sources of information.
Website: http://www.hdsr.ru/index_en.html
Central Naval Museum, St. Petersburg
This is one of the oldest museums in Russia and one of the largest
maritime museums in the world..
Address: Naberezhnaya Kryukova Kanala, 2 - St Petersburg - Russia
190000
Website: https://navalmuseum.ru/
The Historical Diving Society
The Netherlands
Established in January 2019, this organization collects and maintains
historical knowledge of diving by gathering materials, information, books,
photos, and stories to enhance understanding of the subject. It is affili-
ated with the International Historical Diving Society and originated from
the Dutch Working Equipment Group (DWEG).
Address: Bouvignehof 49, 5709 NT HELMOND - The Netherlands
Website: https://thehds.nl/
Asociación Española de historia del
Buceo (Historical Diving Society Spain)
The Spanish Association of Diving History (HDSES) is an organization
committed to preserving and promoting the historical aspects of diving
and is a member of the Historical Diving Society.
Address: Calle del Mar, sn Llafranc - Girona, 17211 España
Website: https://www.hdses.com/
Svensk Dykerhistorisk Forening
(Historical diving society Sweden)
The Swedish Diving History Association was established in May 1979 to
preserve the old diving tank house, which was slated for demolition. The
association aims to disseminate knowledge about historical diving, collect
relevant objects and documents, and chronicle significant developments in
the field of diving.
Address: Dyktankhuset Djurgårdsstrand 7, 115 21 Stockholm
Website: https://www.sdhf.se/
Royal Shipyards of Barcelona
Museum of maritime science
This museum features a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits
that narrate diverse stories unified by a maritime theme, all viewed from
a Mediterranean perspective.
Address: Av. de les Drassanes, s/n 08001 Barcelona - Catalonia
Website: https://www.mmb.cat/en/
Divinghelmet.NL
This website provides an account of the early days of diving in Holland,
detailing the development and use of diving apparatus and equipment.
The narrative begins in 1605 with the 'Leeghwater Diving Bell', followed
by historical sections arranged in chronological order. It subsequently
discusses various diving apparatuses used by both military and com-
mercial enterprises.
Website: https://www.divinghelmet.nl/
The Diving Museum - UK
The Diving Museum, operated by volunteers, is dedicated to preserving
the extensive history of diving in the UK. As a branch of the Historical
Diving Society, it boasts a comprehensive collection of exhibits encom-
passing early helmet diving as well as military, commercial, and scientific
diving.
Address: No. 2 Battery Stokes Bay Road Gosport PO12 2QT - U K
Website: https://www.divingmuseum.co.uk/
National Maritime Museum - Cornwall
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall, located in the United Kingdom,
showcases Cornwall's extensive maritime heritage through 15 galleries.
These galleries feature various aspects of maritime history, including
Cornwall's seafaring past and the National Small Boat Collection.
Address: Cornwall Trust, Discovery Quay, Falmouth Cornwall - UK
Website: https://nmmc.co.uk/
National museum of the royal Navy
The Dockyard Museum, which opened in June 1911 in Portsmouth, later
evolved into the Royal Naval Museum in September 2009. This new orga-
nization includes the Royal Marines Museum, the Royal Navy Submarine
Museum, and the Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Address: HM naval base, Portsmouth PO1 3NH - United Kingdom
Website: https://www.nmrn.org.uk/
National Maritime Historical Society
This non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving and perpetuating
the maritime history of the United States. It also publish The well kown
Sea history magazine.
Address: 1000 N. Division Street, Suite #4, Peekskill, NY 10566 - USA
Website: https://seahistory.org/maritime-history-on-the-internet/
Historical Diving Society - USA
The Historical Diving Society of the USA is a non-profit educational orga-
nization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of human un-
derwater activities. It aims to increase public engagement and
awareness of diving through various initiatives, including the quarterly
publication of the "Journal of Diving History."
Address: PO Box 2837 Santa Maria, California, USA 93457
Website: https://www.hds.org/
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
This museum chronicles the history of the U.S. Navy from the American
Revolution to the present day.
Address: 736 Sicard St SE Washington, DC 20374 - United States
Website: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museu
ms/nmusn.html
Historical diving society - Australia
The Historical Diving Society Australia-Pacific (HDS Aust-Pac) is a mem-
bership-driven, non-profit, incorporated entity established in 1997. Its
principal objective is to promote and preserve the diving heritage of the
region, encompassing Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and including
members globally.
Address: P.O.Box 347 Dingley Village, Victoria - 3172, Australia
Website: http://www.historicaldivingsociety.com.au/
Australian National Maritime Museum
It is Australia's center for maritime collections, exhibitions, research, and
archaeology.
Address: 2 Murray St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Website: https://www.sea.museum/
The National Maritime Museum of
Thailand
This museum presents an exhibition on Thailand's naval commerce and
a collection of historical documents pertaining to underwater archaeolog-
ical studies.
Address: 80 Moo 8, Tha Chalaep Road Mueang Chanthaburi,
Chanthaburi 22000
Website: https://www.museumthailand.com/en/museum/The-National-
Maritime-Museum-Chanthaburi-Province
Museum of maritime science - Japan
This museum is devoted to maritime culture and vessels. It features an
extensive collection of ship models, detailed representations of the
seafloor topography of Japan's oceans, and a variety of video exhibits.
Address: Higashi Yashio, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://tokyocheapo.com/place/museum-maritime-science/
China maritime museum
This is the largest and most prestigious maritime museum in the coun-
try. The museum displays a collection of cultural relics and encourages
academic research, social education, and the popularization of science
and education.
Address: No.197 Shengang Avenue, Lingang New City, Pudong New
District, Shanghai China 201306
Website: http://www.shmmc.com.cn
Korea national maritime museum
This national museum encompasses maritime history, maritime science,
marine life, and the maritime industry, all rooted in the nation's maritime
culture..
Address: 45, Haeyang-ro 301beon-gil, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, 49111, Korea
Website: https://www.mmk.or.kr/eng/
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