Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum

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Established31 March 1932 (1932-03-31)[1]
LocationBrugstraat 24–26
Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates53°12′59″N 6°33′36″E / 53.21639°N 6.56000°E / 53.21639; 6.56000
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
Museum in 2010
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum is located in Groningen (province)
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
Location in Groningen in the Netherlands
Established31 March 1932 (1932-03-31)[1]
LocationBrugstraat 24–26
Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates53°12′59″N 6°33′36″E / 53.21639°N 6.56000°E / 53.21639; 6.56000
TypeMaritime museum
Visitors38,757 (2017)[2]
DirectorJan Wiebe van Veen[3]
PresidentPieter Westra[3]
CuratorWicher Kerkmeijer[3]
Websitenoordelijkscheepvaartmuseum.nl

Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrdələk ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjʏm]; Northern Maritime Museum) is a maritime museum in Groningen in the Netherlands.[4]

The museum was opened on 31 March 1932.[1] With 34,098 visitors in 2015, it is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen.[5] The museum had 38,757 visitors in 2017.[2]

Jan Wiebe van Veen is the director of the museum and Wicher Kerkmeijer the curator.[3]

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