Fries Scheepvaart Museum

Fries Scheepvaart Museum

The Fries Scheepvaart Museum in 2017
Established	1938
Location	Kleinzand 12-22, Sneek, Netherlands
Coordinates	53°01′56″N5°39′47″E / 53.0323°N 5.6631°E / 53.0323; 5.6631
Type	museum
Website	www.friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl

The Fries Scheepvaart Museum (English: Frisian Ship Transport Museum) is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand ^[1] area of Sneek, Netherlands. ^[2] Located in the province of Friesland, it contains a library, film viewing room, and focuses on local seafaring life. ^[2] It is housed in canal buildings dated to 1844 and offers collections of old sailing ships models, naval paintings, and silver pieces. ^[3] The museum was founded in 1938 by Johannes (1888-1958) and Herre (1920-1998)Halbertsma.

Collection

• The museum includes items of female speed skaters: Jikke Gaastra, Sjoukje Bouma and Geesje Woudstra.
• The museum includes work of painter and draftsman Douwe de Hoop.
• Engraving of Wigerus Vitringa
• Painting Jacobus Deketh
• The Figurehead of Wylo ^[4]

References

1. Gazaleh-Weevers, Sheila; Agudo, Shirley; Moser, Connie (31 December 2007). Here's Holland: Simply the Best All-in-One Guide to Travel and Life in Holland. Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. pp. 238–. ISBN   978-90-5972-141-8 . Retrieved 13 December 2012.
2. Bedford, Neal; Sellars, Simon (1 March 2007). The Netherlands 3rd Edition. Lonely Planet. pp. 337–. ISBN   978-1-74104-299-3 . Retrieved 13 December 2012.
3. McDonald, George (31 March 2011). Frommer's Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. John Wiley & Sons. p. 526. ISBN   978-1-118-06151-0 . Retrieved 13 December 2012.
4. "Figurehead of Wylo".

External links

• Media related to Fries Scheepvaart Museum at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site