A magnificent visual experience beneath the surface. Ghost Ships is now on display at the National Maritime Museum.
In the exhibition Ghost Ships, you are invited to descend into the dark green depths of the Baltic Sea. Here, on the seabed, rest hundreds of thousands of shipwrecks from all eras, remarkably preserved by the unique brackish water.
Time has come to a standstill on the wrecks, frozen in a single moment. Onboard lie remnants that speak of dramatic events. A cargo of champagne, valuable pocket watches, abandoned salons. Promises of love, perilous journeys, and brutal acts of war.
The exhibition is based on Jonas Dahm’s stunning underwater photography from the book of the same name. But Ghost Ships is not a photography exhibition in the traditional sense, it is an underwater world where you can see and experience what lies beneath the surface.
The exhibition combines film with exclusive imagery presented in illuminated lightboxes, where each wreck becomes a window into history.
The exhibition is produced by the National Maritime Museum. The concept and artistic design have been developed by Pompe Hedengren and Erik Gullberg. The exhibition has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Maritime Museum.
Evening opening at the museum
To give more people the opportunity to see Ghost Ships and our other fine exhibitions, the National Maritime Museum will be open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays from 10 September through 17 December.
