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Sandefjord Museum

Sandefjord Museum designed 1917 by architect Niels Winge Grimnes

Sandefjordmuseene (Hvalfangstmuseet) is a museum located in Sandefjord, Norway. It is dedicated to the whaling industry and is the only specialized museum on the subject of whales and whaling in Europe. Since 2009, the museum has been associated with the Vestfold Museum (Vestfoldmuseene).[1][2] It is one of the largest whaling museums in the world,[3][4] and Europe's only museum dedicated to the whaling industry.[5][6][7][8]

Sandefjord Whaling Museum houses a full-size recreation of a 21-meter Blue whale, which hangs from the ceiling in one of its galleries.[9][10] Southern Actor is based on Museum's Wharf and is a part of the museum. It is the only whale-catcher from the Modern Whaling Epoch still in its original working order.[11]

The museum was visited by over one million people from its opening until 1994.[12]

  1. ^ "The Whaling Museum Sandefjord or Hvalfangstmuseet - The whale ship "Southern Actor", development of whales and whaling from primitive ustensils to floating cookeries - South/East Norway Tourism and Vacation". Norwaves.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  2. ^ Anne-Sofie Hjemdahl. "Vestfoldmuseene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Tollnes, Ivar and Olaf Akselsen (1994). Sandefjord: Den lille storbyen. Sandefjords blad. Page 104. ISBN 9788299070447.
  4. ^ Tore, Sandberg and Cato Arveschoug (2001). Sandefjord zoomet inn av fotograf Tore Sandberg. C. Arveschoug and Magne Helland. Page 140. ISBN 9788299616706.
  5. ^ Philpott, Don (1991). Visitor's Guide: Norway. Moorland. Page 76. ISBN 9780861904242.
  6. ^ Schmidt, Martin (2020). Norwegen. Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump. Page 107. ISBN 9783831746248.
  7. ^ "The Whaling Museum". Visitvestfold.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Hvalfangstmuseet". Hvalfangstmuseet.no. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Norway is Home to a Whaling History Museum".
  10. ^ Fodor, Eugene (2004). Fodor's Scandinavia. D. McKay. Page 397. ISBN 978-1400013401.
  11. ^ "Sandefjord". 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ Tollnes, Ivar and Olaf Akselsen (1994). Sandefjord: Den lille storbyen. Sandefjords blad. Page 104. ISBN 9788299070447.
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