Lyø Maritime Museum.

LYØ MARITIME MUSEUM IS INSPIRED BY MARSTAL MARITIME MUSEUM’S EXHIBITION OF VARIOUS ITEMS BROUGHT HOME BY DANISH SEAFARERS.

IN LYØ MARITIME MUSEUM YOU CAN EXPERIENCE A STRANGE COLLECTION OF CLOTHES-PEGS, GIANT BUGS, SILENCEPERIODS, FLENSING KNIVES, SPANKING TOOLS, SHELLS, BATIK, AND OTHER TEXTILES, ABACUSES, BIRDWINGS, CANOE EQUIPEMENT, DRIFTWOOD, MORSING SIGNALS, INSTRUMENTS FOR MUSIC AND FOR NAVIGATION, BARK FROM THE MULBERRY TREE, DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE AND MUCH MORE, FROM GREENLAND, BRAZIL, TONGA, USA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, MALAYSIA AND VARIOUS OTHER PLACES.

IT IS AN OLD SEAFARER AND HIS WIFE, WHO ESTABLISHED THE COLLECTION, AND IT IS THE WIFE TELLING THE STORIES BEHIND THE ITEMS.

THE STORIES ATTACHED TO THE ITEMS WILL SOMETIMES DEVELOPE INTO STORIES ABOUT “SEAMEN-SONGS AND SEAMEN-PARTYS”, ABOUT “ISLAND LIFE ALL OVER THE WORLD”, “SEAMEN AND WOMEN”, “THE SEAMAN FROM RASCAL TO COSMOPOLITE” OR “SEAMEN ON ISLANDS”. THE STORIES ARE BEING TOLD IN DANISH, ENGLISH, GERMAN OR IN THE DIALECT NATIVE TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF DENMARK.

LYØ MARITIME MUSEUM IS FOUND IN   THE SEAFARERS OWN KITCHEN, KÆRLIGHEDSSTIEN 1 ( LOVERS LANE ), LYØ – APPROXIMATELY 400 METERS  FROM THE FERRY. A SIGN POINTS THE DIRECTION.

THE MUSEUM IS OPEN DAILY FROM 15^TH. JUNE TO 15^TH. AUGUST FROM 1000 TO 1700. OUTSIDE SEASON OR NORMAL HOURS PLEASE CALL (+45) 20631883 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.