Fries Scheepvaart Museum
Museum in Sneek, Netherlands
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The Fries Scheepvaart Museum (English: Frisian Ship Transport Museum) is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand[1] area of Sneek, Netherlands.[2] Located in the province of Friesland, it contains a library, film viewing room, and focuses on local seafaring life.[2] It is housed in canal buildings dated to 1844 and offers collections of old sailing ships models, naval paintings, and silver pieces.[3] The museum was founded in 1938 by Johannes (1888-1958) and Herre (1920-1998) Halbertsma.
The Fries Scheepvaart Museum in 2017 | |
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| Established | 1938 |
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| Location | Kleinzand 12-22, Sneek, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 53.0323°N 5.6631°E |
| Type | museum |
| Website | www |
Collection
- The museum includes items of female speed skaters: Jikke Gaastra, Sjoukje Bouma and Geesje Woudstra.
- The museum includes work of painter and draftsman Douwe de Hoop.
- Engraving of Wigerus Vitringa
- Painting Jacobus Deketh
- The Figurehead of Wylo
