Barcelona Maritime Museum
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| Established | 23 October 1936 |
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Drassanes Reials de Barcelona, Av. de les Drassanes s/n, Barcelona |
| Coordinates | 41°22′32″N 2°10′33″E / 41.375556°N 2.175833°E |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Website | http://www.mmb.cat/ |
Coordinates: 41°22′32″N 2°10′33″E / 41.375556°N 2.175833°E
The Maritime Museum of Barcelona (MMB) ( Maritime Museum of Barcelona ) is located in the building of Drassanes Reials de Barcelona , the royal arsenal of Barcelona, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century and eighteenth century. The first mention of these arsenals date from 1243 in a document indicating the boundaries of the city of Barcelona where it mentions its shipyard.
It shows the history of the navigation from the early days together with the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. It also hosts several navigation instruments, weapons, portolans and paintings. The museum was declared Museum of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia.
It is located inside Barcelona Royal Shipyard (Catalan: Drassanes Reials de Barcelona; Spanish: Atarazanas Reales de Barcelona) a shipyard and former military building of Gothic architecture placed at the Port Vell area of the Port of Barcelona. Construction started during the 13th century under the rule of Peter III of Aragon.
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