Maritime Museum

The Maritime Museum is located in front of the A-Ma Temple, where the exhibition building marks the [...]

The Maritime Museum is located in front of the A-Ma Temple, where the exhibition building marks the spot where the Portuguese first landed. The museum is designed to resemble a ship, with the former docks now transformed into a square where visitors can play with remote-controlled model boats in the pool or experience the sensation of diving in a simulated submersible.
The museum is divided into four areas: the Maritime Folklore Exhibition Hall, the Historical Exhibition Hall, the Technical Exhibition Hall, and the Aquarium. On the first floor, there is a large ceramic mural on the wall depicting various compass direction markers.

In the Historical Exhibition Hall, one can view ship models used by Portuguese navigators during the Age of Discovery. Additionally, there is a 17th-century three-dimensional model, with adjacent display cases featuring archaeological findings from sunken ships, offering a glimpse into the mysteries of underwater archaeology.

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Ascending to the second floor, one can explore exhibitions on navigational technology and maritime traffic, including instruments such as the octant, telescope, and compass, with a simulated display of the night view of shipping lanes. Under the model of the Northern Hemisphere sky, visitors can experience night navigation by observing constellations, appreciating the importance of celestial navigation.

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The museum also houses an aquarium with four tanks, showcasing the aquatic environments of freshwater rivers, harbor waters, coral reefs, and deep-sea shipwrecks. It is open all year round from Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00-18:00. Accessibility services include: wheelchair-accessible entrances and restrooms.

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