The Maritime Museum’s collections are extremely rich and varied. They include pieces ranging from a ship that still sails to a postal stamp, or from a steam engine to a 14th-century manuscript. Of course, they also include everything you expect to find in a maritime museum: binnacles, anchors, model ships, navigational tools, etc. In other words, all sorts of documents and objects from the miniscule to the huge, from all different periods and made of all sorts of materials. For decades, the Museum has gathered examples of the maritime past, a heritage that reminds us of the lives of seafarers, the histories of ships and maritime activities in peacetime or war.
We would like to offer a selection of objects and documents that are notable for their historical interest, their rarity or their aesthetic value. These can give you a general idea of the content of the Museum’s collection. However, do not forget that there is a great deal beyond this selection, with thousands of artefacts and documents that you can discover using our search engine or other resources.
We encourage you to take a stroll through some of the key pieces in our Museum’s collection, grouped into twelve categories to help you keep your bearings.
Dragon-class boat Drac
VesselsVessel built at Borresen Boatyard (Denmark) in 1966. This type of craft has its origins in a contest organized by the Royal Yacht Club of Gothenburg in 1929 to design a medium-sized boat for regattas with a relatively low cost. The winner was the Norwegian naval engineer Johan Anker, with a keelboat that rapidly became popular and was made Olympic class in 1948.
The Dragon reached Spain through clubs like the Nàutic de Barcelona or Nàutic d’Arenys, related to olympic sailing circles at the time. In fact, the Dragon is a craft considered “aristocratic” in the world of dinghy sailing. This boat, named Drac and with a length of 8.90 meters, a 1.95-meter beam and a depth of 1.20 meters, was totally restored and is now active, sailing and participating in multiple events.
