Netherlands 🇳🇱 Maritime Museum Rotterdam

#OverseasTravel #TravelNetherlands #RecruitmentofStudentCreators Founded in 1874, the Maritime Museum is one of the most important maritime museums in Europe. It has a total collection of more than 850,000 items, including ship models, nautical charts, marine-themed oil paintings, etc. In addition, the museum's dock also displays physical exhibits such as ships and cranes. Rotterdam is an important port city in Europe. As early as the beginning of the 17th century, one of the six offices of the Dutch East India Company was located in Rotterdam. Maritime trade and hegemony made the Netherlands prosperous in its golden age. The museum has the world's leading collection of maritime artifacts, with a total of more than 850,000 items, spanning 600 years, and telling the story of the Netherlands and the ocean from the 15th century to the present day. The museum's collection is divided into 10 themes, including waterside life, shipbuilding technology, maritime trade, maritime culture, entrepreneurship and naval warfare.