Museum aan de A (Northern Maritime Museum)
Museum aan de A
A maritime museum in medieval merchant houses on the canal, telling the story of northern Dutch shipping, shipbuilding and the tobacco trade.
The museum occupies two medieval merchant houses along the Aa canal. It was originally called the Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum (Northern Maritime Museum) and was renamed “Museum aan de A” after merging with the Nijmeyer Tobacco Museum. Its collection includes many ship models, navigational instruments, the history of merchant trade and Wadden Sea shipping, and recreated historic shops for Dutch tobacco and coffee trading. The old houses' wooden beams and staircases are also worth seeing. Admission is about €10, a visit takes about 1.5 hours, and the museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun, approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Der Aa-kerk
- Folkingestraat
- University Museum Groningen
- Vismarkt & Korenbeurs
- Pelstergasthuis (Holy Ghost Hospice)
- Groninger Museum
- Groningen Canal Cruise
- Grote Markt