Fries Scheepvaart Museum

Museum in Sneek, Netherlands

53°01′56″N 5°39′47″E / 53.0323°N 5.6631°E / 53.0323; 5.6631TypemuseumWebsitewww.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.

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

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ "Figurehead of Wylo".