Lithuanian sea museum

The Lithuanian Sea Museum located in Klaipėda, Smiltynė, is one of the most impressive museums in Lithuania. It always astonishes its visitors and attracts to come back and visit it again. The museum undoubtedly justifies its motto “Together we will learn to explore, enjoy and preserve our harmony with the sea”. In 2009 the Lithuanian Sea Museum celebrated its 30th anniversary that is the real proof of the museum to be well attended by crowds of people.

The museum holds 6 expositions all very different and impressive. The main part of exhibits is gathered in the Nerija Fort, which itself is an exhibit of historic heritage as it is a military building erected in the 19th century. Visitors now see the restored fort that was changed according to the needs of Lithuanian Sea Museum. The Aquarium, Exposition of Marine fauna, seabirds and mammals as well as the Exposition of History and Navigation are held in the Nerija fort.