 The Fries Scheepvaart Museum in 2017 | |
| Established | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kleinzand 12-22, Sneek, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 53°01′56″N 5°39′47″E / 53.0323°N 5.6631°E / 53.0323; 5.6631 |
| Type | museum |
| Website | www |
The Fries Scheepvaart Museum (English: Frisian Ship Transport Museum) is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand area of Sneek, Netherlands. Located in the province of Friesland, it contains a library, film viewing room, and focuses on local seafaring life. It is housed in canal buildings dated to 1844 and offers collections of old sailing ships models, naval paintings, and silver pieces. The museum was founded in 1938.
Collection
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- 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
References
- Gazaleh-Weevers, Sheila; Agudo, Shirley; Moser, Connie (31 December 2007). Here's Holland: Simply the Best All-in-One Guide to Travel and Life in Holland. Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-90-5972-141-8. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Bedford, Neal; Sellars, Simon (1 March 2007). The Netherlands 3rd Edition. Lonely Planet. pp. 337–. ISBN 978-1-74104-299-3. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- McDonald, George (31 March 2011). Frommer's Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. John Wiley & Sons. p. 526. ISBN 978-1-118-06151-0. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- "Figurehead of Wylo".
External links
Media related to Fries Scheepvaart Museum at Wikimedia Commons- Official site
