Bremen cog from 1380 and the Hanseatic period
Opening hours: daily 10 am to 6 pm, Ships daily 10 AM till 5.45 PM +++ special opening hours in June 2025 +++
Admission: 10 euro, reduced 5 Euro, Children up to 18 years free
Great stories – small ships
New special exhibition starting September 6, 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of the German Maritime Museum
Ships open daily from March 15 to October 31 from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Outlook: "Ship Realms – The Ocean and Us"
Opening hours: daily 10 am to 6 pm, Ships daily 10 AM till 5.45 PM +++ special opening hours in June 2025 +++
10 euros, reduced 5 euros, children up to and including 18 years free
Cog-Hall and Bangert Building can be visited. Plan your visit
Museum opening hours: daily 10 am - 6 pm, boats: daily 10 am - 5.45 pm
Museum price: 10 euros, reduced 5 euros, free for all under 18s, guided tours included in the admission price
Ships in the museum harbour: free admission
NEW: Free admission for everyone up to 18.
News from the museum
-Top-level research
Environmental historian Dr. Katrin Kleemann is now a Young Academy Fellow at the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg.
The Museum welcomes its 50,000th visitor of the year
Klaus Irion is the 50,000th visitor this year. The Briton with Brazilian-German roots was at the DSM in search of the ship on which his family emigrated in the 19th century.
From treasure to database: Successful cooperation between two museums in Bremerhaven
The German Research Foundation is supporting the cataloguing of the numismatic collections of the DSM and the Historical Museum Bremerhaven (HMB) with €243,000.
New chair of the Scientific Advisory Board
Congratulations: The chair of the Scientific Advisory Board has been newly appointed. On October 6, historian Dr. William O'Reilly took over as chair. Economist Dr. Carolin Decker-Lange is his deputy.
Materials research trend meets historic whalers
Making museum ships fit for the future? This is the idea behind the new cooperation project “NaSchiff” by the German Maritime Museum and the Leibniz Institute for Materials-Oriented Technologies at the University of Bremen.
Maritime Cultural Heritage Award
The Maritime Heritage Award was presented for the second time. The award, which is jointly sponsored by the DSM and the museum's support association, recognizes outstanding scientific work on maritime topics.
50 years of DSM: Full steam ahead toward the future
Since its opening on September 5, 1975, the DSM has been a central location for research, collection, and communication of maritime worlds. The anniversary marks a turning point: Together with the public, the museum wants to reinterpret its maritime past and shape its future.
The world as a guest at the German Maritime Museum
Researchers from all over the world are currently visiting the DSM.
Stuck in Mobility
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the special exhibition sheds light on the experiences of seafarers and refugees during this time.
Mayday! - When ships fail
The project “Disasters at sea and the maritime culture of remembrance in the 20th and 21st centuries” examines how shipping disasters influence people's view of the sea and what role the memory of these events plays in this.
Dr. Frederic Theis in conversation
The award-winning historian, archaeologist and filmmaker Dr. Sam Willis came all the way from Great Britain to interview Dr. Frederic Theis. Topic: The Bremen cog.
With OSIRIS to the joint collection
OSIRIS is a consortium and collaboration project involving (currently) 17 host and additional partner institutions, working together to establish the first global foundation for an integrated, interdisciplinary infrastructure for collections, information, and research.
Free admission for everyone up to 18 in the anniversary year
New: In the anniversary year, children and young people can now enjoy free admission to the museum.
The value of the past for the Leibniz Association
What value does the past have for societies in history and the present? The Leibniz Research Alliance “The Value of the Past,” in which the DSM is also involved with projects, is seeking answers.
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Our research
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The German Maritime Museum is one of eight Leibniz research museums in Germany. Our researchers explain and research shipping and make the relationship between man and the sea understandable
All research projects at a glance
DSM-Star von 1380
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The cog is the centrepiece of the museum. Behind the wreck, which is more than 600 years old, lies a research thriller: discovered by chance in 1962 in the mud of the Weser, the complex salvage took three years. Afterwards, a team of restorers assembled the 2000 individual parts. To prevent the brittle oak wood from shrinking, the wreck floated in a tank filled with preservative for 18 years; in 1999 the liquid was drained and the construction removed. The cog remains an exciting object of research for scientists from all over the world and is considered the best-preserved trading ship of the Middle Ages