Forum Marinum
Forum Marinum is maritime museum located in Turku, Finland.
History
The museum was founded in 1999 by merging of Turku maritime museum established in 1977 and Åbo Akademi University museum of maritime history established in 1936.Lonely Planet Scandinavia describes it as "an impressive maritime museum", and notes that it is near Turku Castle.
Exhibitions
The main exhibition was renewed in 2016 and it is now called Work at Sea. Other permanent exhibitions include:- The Five Lives of our National Treasure
- The Forum Marinum exhibition on board the Bore
- At the Shipyard
- At the Engine Factory
Museum ships
- Full-rigged ship Suomen Joutsen
- Barque Sigyn
- Bermuda ketch Daphne
- Steam tugboat Vetäjä V
- Turunmaa-class gunboat Karjala
- Minelayer KeihässalmiVon Fersen-class transport vessel Wilhelm Carpelan
- Nuoli-class fast gunboat Nuoli 8
- Taisto-class motor torpedo boat Tyrsky
- MS Bore, a former steam-powered cruise ship currently used as a floating hostel
- Coast patrol boat RV 214
- Police boat PMV-1391
- Pilot cutter ''MKL 2103''