Aberdeen Maritime Museum Facts for Kids

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Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Front of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum
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Established	26 April 1984 (1984-04-26)
Location	Aberdeen, Scotland
Type	Maritime museum

Provost Ross's house, part of the museum

The Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a special place in Aberdeen, Scotland. It's a maritime museum, which means it tells the exciting story of the sea! This museum shows how the city of Aberdeen has always been connected to the ocean.

You can find the museum on a historic street called Shiprow, right in the middle of the city, close to the busy harbour. The museum uses several buildings. One is the old Trinity Congregational Church, which was changed to become a bigger part of the museum. Another important building is Provost Ross' House, which is one of the oldest homes in Aberdeen.

The museum's collections show off many cool things. You can learn about how ships were built, see models of super-fast sailing ships, and discover the history of fishing and the port. There are also amazing displays about the North Sea oil industry, which is very important to Scotland.

A Look Back: The Museum's Story
- From Old House to Museum
- Growing Bigger: The Church Extension
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A Look Back: The Museum's Story

From Old House to Museum

The main building of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum, known as Provost Ross' House, has a long history. It was first built way back in 1593 by a skilled builder named Andrew Jamieson. Later, in 1710, it was made even bigger.

In 1702, a man named Provost John Ross, who owned ships, moved into the house. A "Provost" is like a mayor or a chief official of a town. Over time, in the 1800s, the building became small apartments. By 1950, it was empty and falling apart.

But then, in 1984, a group called the National Trust for Scotland bought the building. They then rented it to Aberdeen City Council. The council turned it into the Aberdeen Maritime Museum, which first opened its doors on April 26, 1984.

Growing Bigger: The Church Extension

A few years after the museum opened, the city council bought the Trinity Congregational Church. Their plan was to turn it into an extra part of the museum. This new section opened in 1997, giving the museum even more space to share its amazing stories of the sea.