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Extended: Mysteries of the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea has always been an important area in times of both war and peace. The exhibition "Enigmas of the Baltic Sea - Echoes from the Deep" at the Maritime Museum of Denmark in Elsinore let visitors explore the fascinating underwater wreckmuseum of the Baltic Sea. The exhibition has just been extended and can be seen until November 2026.
The Baltic Sea contains over a hundred thousand shipwrecks which have sunk in various periods from the Middle Ages to the Second World War and up to today. The wrecks are exceptionally well preserved due to the unique environment of the Baltic Sea. The wrecks stands like fascinating time capsules, frozen in time from the moment the ship went down.
The swedish photographer Jonas Dahm and wreck divers from the Swedish foundation 'Voice of the Ocean' have discovered and documented more than 400 wrecks in the Baltic Sea. Ghost ships that still stands with their navigational equipment, lifeboats and cargo from the past. The wrecks hide fascinating finds such as champagne, porcelain and soldiers' belts.
"Each wreck is an echo of a time and a ship. The wrecks tells stories of poignant and often tragic stories of war, accidents or shipwrecks," says Sarah Giersing, Head of Exhibitions and Collections at the Maritime Museum of Denmark
The exhibition "Enigmas of the Baltic Sea - Echoes from the Deep" allows visitors to explore the hidden stories in the quiet underwater museum of the Baltic Sea. The exhibition presents fantastic finds from the Danish warship GRIBSHUNDEN, which sank in 1495 during a voyage to Sweden. Discovered in the 1970s, the ship contained valuable items from the time of King Hans, including exotic spices and military equipment, which researchers have since examined and salvaged.
In the exhibition you can also see historical diver equipments and new works from three Danish artists to develo, inspiration from the exhibition. Architect and artist Amanda Betz creates fragile paper installations inspired by the wreck of JARL. Cartoonist Emil Landgreen has designed a 50 m² fantasy version of the terrifying medieval ship GRIBSHUNDEN and the photographer Stig Stasig has processed sonar images of the seabed in the Baltic Sea.
Enigmas of the Baltic Sea: Echoes from the Deep has just been extended until November 2026.
Thanks to the fundation Voice of the Ocean, photographer Jonas Dahm and to Blekinge Museum for the loan of objects. The exhibition is supported by Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S // D/S Orient’s Fond and the Augustinus Fonden.
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