Käsmu Sea Museum

Käsmu, Estonia

Käsmu Sea Museum is located in a former border guard station building from Soviet Occupation period and presents the history of the village. The museum exhibits reflect all the areas connected to the sea - seafaring, fishing, smuggling trade and also the sea as a part of nature and as an object of photography and visual arts.

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Address

Merekooli 4, Käsmu, Estonia
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Details

Founded: 1993
Category: Museums in Estonia
Historical period: New Independency (Estonia)

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Sonnich Jensen (3 years ago)
So very interesting and interesting artifacts. Also open all day
Vaida Abromavičienė (3 years ago)
A very interesting place to know about sea, history of fishing! Huge collection of different things. The owner of this museum is a very charismatic man with a good sense of humour.
Andreas Five (3 years ago)
One of the most original maritime museums I've ever seen - a good portion of the boats hang in mid-air! Quality and presentation over quantity - imore museums around the world shoulf follow the same pattern!
Yehor Yatsiuk (3 years ago)
This is a place where the museum owner really lives so, walking here, you can see some things actually used by him mixed with museum exhibits. At a glance, everything looks messy but, looking into details, you can see a lot of interesting things. It is better to ask the owner more.
Anja Vogel (4 years ago)
Unique museum. The people do live there. So you are walking through their living room. Different items with maritime theme.
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