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Museu Marítim de Barcelona (MMB) | |
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| Established | 23 October 1936; 89 years ago (23 October 1936) |
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| Location | Barcelona Royal Shipyard, Avinguda de les Drassanes s/n, Barcelona |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Visitors | 301,836 (2018)[1] |
| Director | Elvira Mata i Enrich |
| Public transit access | Drassanes  |
| Website | www.mmb.cat |
TheMaritime Museum of Barcelona (Catalan:Museu Marítim de Barcelona,MMB) is located in the building ofDrassanes Reials de Barcelona, the royal arsenal of Barcelona, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century and eighteenth century. The first mention of these arsenals date from 1243 in a document indicating the boundaries of the city of Barcelona where it mentions itsshipyard.[2]
It shows the history of the navigation from the early days together with the history of theSpanish Navy since theCatholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. It also hosts several navigation instruments, weapons,portolans and paintings. The museum was declared Museum of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia.[3]
It is located insideBarcelona Royal Shipyard (Catalan:Drassanes Reials de Barcelona; Spanish:Atarazanas Reales de Barcelona) ashipyard and former military building ofGothic architecture placed at thePort Vell area of thePort of Barcelona. Construction started during the 13th century under the rule ofPeter III of Aragon.
The building is ofGothic style, its construction was carried out in a first stage between 1283 / 1328 and the second between 1328 / 1390. Subsequent reforms and extensions have been made, basically keeping the original structure.
During excavations in 2012[4][5][6]it was discovered that in the late 16th century a new building was constructed on top of the old medieval dockyard, giving the building its current structure. These excavations also uncovered a Roman graveyard. The shipyard's restoration was finished in early 2013. The Museum was reopened in 2014.[7]
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