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Sandefjord Museum

Sandefjordmuseene is a museum located in Sandefjord, Norway. It is dedicated to the whaling industry and is the only specialized museum on… Read more…

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Sandefjordmuseene 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. It is one of the largest whaling museums in the world, and Europe's only museum dedicated to the whaling industry.Sandefjord Whaling Museum houses a full-size recreation of a 21-meter Blue whale, which hangs from the ceiling in one of its galleries. 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.The museum was visited by over one million people from its opening until 1994.

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Address 39 Museumsgata, Sandefjord 3210, Norway
Coordinates 59°7'51.96" N, 10°13'38.796" E
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