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 Museum exterior | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| Established | 1976 |
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| Location | Bridgewater Shopping Centre, North Quay, Arklow, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°47′55″N 6°08′58″W / 52.7985°N 6.1494°W |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Public transit access | Arklow railway station Bus Éireann Route 2 |
| Website | Arklow Maritime Heritage |
The Arklow Maritime Museum opened in 1976 in the old technical school on Saint Marys Road in Arklow, County Wicklow.[1] Its original purpose was to celebrate the town's rich seafaring heritage, described by the late maritime historian John de Courcy Ireland in a letter to the museum as "Ireland's Most Maritime Town". In 2009, the museum moved to its current location at the Bridgewater Shopping Centre.
- ^ "Preserving Arklow's rich maritime history – Independent.ie". Retrieved 4 August 2017.