Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen
| Musée maritime fluvial et portuaire de Rouen | |
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Location | Hangar portuaire n°13, Quai Émile Duchemin, 76000 Rouen, France |
| Visitors | about 10,000 per year |
| Public transit access | Nearest bus stop: Mont-Riboudet (T1, T2, T3, 16) |
| Website | www.musee-maritime-rouen.asso.fr |
The Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen (French: musée maritime fluvial et portuaire de Rouen) is a museum dedicated to the history of the port of Rouen, which is one of the greatest ports of France. The museum opened in 1999, during the Rouen Armada, a festival of tall ships which takes place every five years.
The main themes are:
Visitors can see trawler and barge motors, a fog warning bell which was formerly located in the estuary of the Risle, surface-supplied diving gear and a reproduction of the radio cabin of a 1960s ship.
The skeleton of a whale (on loan from the Natural History Museum of Rouen) is exhibited in the centre of the museum. It is a fin whale which was 7 years old when it died after grounding on a beach.
A 38-metre barge, the Pompon Rouge, is exhibited in the courtyard of the museum. Its hold has been transformed into an exhibition room about river navigation, including a model of a lock.
In addition, there are regular temporary exhibitions on a variety of topics, such as the Rouen transporter bridge or the vikings.
General view of the museum
The barge Pompon Rouge, now an exhibition space
The hold of the barge, with the permanent exhibition on river navigation
28–tonne, 400 hp Sulzer motor (1937) which powered a trawler
Model of the Marie-Louise Schiaffino, a ship which often docked in front of Building 13
Model of the Petraia, a ship which docked often at the coal dock, across the Seine from Building 13
Fog warning bell, formerly located in the estuary of the Risle
Model of the Rouen transporter bridge
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