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Here you can find texts about Pommern and the new visitor experience that opened 1. May 2019.
Pommern 100 days under sail
The visitor experience Pommern 100 days under sail is an original concept – a ‘near history’ experience and a journey back to the 1930s. The visitors are taken on a round-the-world voyage during which they get to know the crew
An exhibition is realised
The Pommern has been moored in Mariehamn’s Western Harbour as a museum ship since the 1950s and is one of Åland’s best known and most loved attractions. For decades, hundreds of thousands of people have visited the Pommern and felt
An international profile project
Together with the Pommern Dock and Quay, the exhibition Pommern – 100 Days under Sail is a massive investment in our common heritage – an investment that is funded by both public and private money. In retrospect, we can proudly
Accessibility
Accessibility was a key aspects even before we began planning the new onboard exhibition. With a lift, wider staircases and a gangway that leads the visitors on board, we have made the Pommern accessible for all. The gangway that runs
Follow the trail to Pommern in the 1930s
The new onboard exhibition and visitor experience is a journey in three acts where activities, soundtracks and facts bring you close to history and on a passage to Australia and back again. Allow at least 90 minutes to complete the
An unaltered beauty since 1903
Nowhere else in the world will you find a ship like the Pommern; practically unchanged since the day she left the Clyde dockyard in 1903 and then lovingly cared for by generations of sailors who themselves have sailed upon the
Pommern 100 days under sail
The visitor experience Pommern 100 days under sail is an original concept – a ‘near history’ experience and a journey back to the 1930s. The visitors are taken on a round-the-world voyage during which they get to know the crew
An exhibition is realised
The Pommern has been moored in Mariehamn’s Western Harbour as a museum ship since the 1950s and is one of Åland’s best known and most loved attractions. For decades, hundreds of thousands of people have visited the Pommern and felt
An international profile project
Together with the Pommern Dock and Quay, the exhibition Pommern – 100 Days under Sail is a massive investment in our common heritage – an investment that is funded by both public and private money. In retrospect, we can proudly
Accessibility
Accessibility was a key aspects even before we began planning the new onboard exhibition. With a lift, wider staircases and a gangway that leads the visitors on board, we have made the Pommern accessible for all. The gangway that runs
Follow the trail to Pommern in the 1930s
The new onboard exhibition and visitor experience is a journey in three acts where activities, soundtracks and facts bring you close to history and on a passage to Australia and back again. Allow at least 90 minutes to complete the
An unaltered beauty since 1903
Nowhere else in the world will you find a ship like the Pommern; practically unchanged since the day she left the Clyde dockyard in 1903 and then lovingly cared for by generations of sailors who themselves have sailed upon the
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Facts about the Åland Maritime Museum
At the Åland Maritime Museum the visitors get to know Åland and its people as well as the influence the sea has on Åland society at large.
The Åland Maritime Museum is open every day all year round.
Facts about Pommern
The sailing ship Pommern is the only four masted barque in the world preserved in its original shape. The ship is open to visitors May-September. In May 2019 Pommern re-opened in her new quay down by the Åland Maritime Museum, with a totally new visitor experience aboard.
