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Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum | |
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 The main museum building | |
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| Established | September 1975 |
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| Location | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°32′24″N 8°34′37″E / 53.54000°N 8.57694°E |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Owner | Bremerhaven |
| Website | dsm |
The German Maritime Museum (‹See Tfd›German: Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum (DSM)) is a museum in Bremerhaven, Germany. It is part of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community. The main museum building was opened on 5 September 1975 by then-president of Germany Walter Scheel, though scientific work already had started in 1971. In 2000, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the museum, the Hansekogge, a ship constructed around 1380 that was found in the Weser river in 1962, was presented to the public after having undergone a lengthy process of conservation in a large preservative-filled basin.
The museum consists of the building planned by Hans Scharoun as well as several museum ships in the Old Harbour of Bremerhaven, including the Seute Deern windjammer. Since 2005, the buildings and 8 ships are listed as protected heritage ensemble.[1]