Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

Estonian Maritime Museum (founded 1935) is located in the cannon tower, Paks Margareeta (Fat Margaret), forming a part of medieval defence system. The exposition on the history of Estonian maritime - ship- and boat building, ports, navigational aids on the ships, lighthouses – is displayed on the four floors of the museum.

In addition to the main exposition the exchangeable exhibitions take place on the ground floor.

In the inner court historical anchors are exposed and from the roof of the tower there is a fine view over the port and Old Town.

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User Reviews

Nicolas Vanegas (10 months ago)
Very beautiful entry to the Tallin's old town.

Jinkyu Choi (11 months ago)
Great and very modern exhibition. Rooftop is the must stop-by part-!

Rolando Me Dicen (12 months ago)
Great place for learning a little bit more about the history of ships and their routes through the Baltic Sea. Loved all the interactive parts of the exhibition. And on the terrace there is a very good reastaurant/cafe with an amazing view

Krista Birkberga (13 months ago)
Interesting, but nothing wow!

Wojciech Adamczyk (13 months ago)
Fantastic experience! It feels like it had been created very recently and the quality of the exhibitions is just outstanding.

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