Bremerhaven Maritime Museum

"Worlds of Ships—The Ocean and Us" is the new exhibition at Bremerhaven Maritime Museum. Visitors will uncover the complex stories behind these remarkable vessels and how they were built.

Client:

Deutsches Schiffarts Museum

Name of the exhibition:

Bremerhaven new exhibition "Worlds of Ships – The Ocean and Us"

Location:

Bremerhaven, Germany

Exhibition area:

1000 m²

Year:

2024

Scope of work:

Technical design development, engineering, manufacturing of exhibition, fit-out, installation, project management and graphic production.

Interior Architecture:

Chezweitz

Photography:

Nicole Werner

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About

The Bremerhaven Maritime Museum explores ships as more than vessels—they are symbols of human achievement, economic systems, and our evolving relationship with the oceans. A central large installation of the museum is a research vessel that showcases maritime research equipment and data collection processes.

The exhibition's "Ship and Equipment" section examines research vessels through immersive experiments, highlighting how maritime interactions shape human-ocean relationships. It critically explores technological innovations and the impact of human activity on marine environments, encouraging visitors to consider how we can restore oceanic balance.

From technological achievements to economic systems, the museum invites reflection on humanity's complex maritime journey, presenting ships as powerful narratives of innovation, exploration, and environmental responsibility.

Challenge and Goals

The main challenge of building the exhibition for the Bremerhaven Maritime Museum came from the large-scale production of glass vitrines. Due to their vast size, some of the vitrines exploded in production. This meant we had to change our approach to vitrine production, and we came up with a new method of glueing the vitrines.

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