All necessary information for a visit to the German Maritime Museum

The main building of the museum is over 40 years old and in need of renovation in various places. We take the opportunity and combine the renovations that are necessary anyway with a rebuilding as well as the redesign of our exhibitions.

The reconstruction will be finished in 2021, when the new exhibition will also be on display. During the construction period, however, we will continue to give you an insight into our work through selected special exhibitions in the rooms that can be used in each case.

During the reconstruction phase, the cog hall is accessible during the usual opening hours as well as the outdoor area. The museum ships are also open for you during the summer season from 15 March to 15 November. Furthermore, you can visit the special exhibition "360° POLARSTERN - A virtual research expedition" until 31 March 2020.

During the reconstruction phase you will of course pay a significantly reduced admission fee. Details can be found on this page above.

There is a public car park right next to the museum, which can be used for a fee. The Havenwelten multi-storey car park is just a few minutes' walk away. It is located below the Mediterraneo and Klimahaus. The address is: H.-H.-Meier Str. 1, 27568 Bremerhaven. The opening hours are: 5.00 to 24.00 hours.
Unfortunately, our own parking lot is currently not accessible due to construction work.

The city of Bremerhaven has set up a bus terminal in Columbusstrasse, diagonally opposite the museum entrance. Here you can stop for ten minutes to board and alight your guests. From there, it takes about five minutes to reach the parking lot for coaches. Further information is available from Erlebnis Bremerhaven, Gesellschaft für Touristik, Marketing und Veranstaltungen mbH and here.

We are also open on holidays. Exceptions are three days in December: on 24, 25 and 31 December the museum is closed.
During the winter season, from 16 November to 14 March, the museum is closed on Mondays. In summer, our museum is open seven days a week.

The museum can be reached via a ramp. There are elevators in the house that take you to every level. There is a toilet for people with disabilities. We have included elements such as a floor guidance system and tactile models in the exhibition in the cog hall. The museum ships in the museum harbour are unfortunately not accessible by wheelchair.
You can find more information about accessibility with us here.

The entire, newly designed exhibition can be visited as soon as the reconstruction is completed. An exact date cannot be given at present. Until then, the largely barrier-free exhibition in the Kogge hall, as well as the museum ships and the objects in the outdoor area can be visited. Our special exhibition "360° POLARSTERN – A virtual research expedition" will also run until 31 March 2020.

Our museum ships can be visited daily during the summer season (basically from 15 March to 15 November of a year) from 10:00 to 17:45, ticket office closes at 17:30.

It is not permitted to take dogs into the museum building or onto the ships, with the exception of therapy dogs and guide dogs.

The library is open to them even during the reconstruction of the museum. You will find us in the fishing port, in the FAMO building.

Our new address is Hoebelstraße 23 in 27572 Bremerhaven.

Please use the stairs at the back entrance and the provided bell.

Due to the renovation of the museum, Café Weserblick has been closed since 15 December 2018.

An online shop is being planned. At the moment our articles are only available in the shop on site.