{"id":19082,"date":"2020-10-08T18:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/?p=19082"},"modified":"2020-10-08T18:14:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:14:27","slug":"maritime-magnetism-at-estonias-seaplane-harbor-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/maritime-magnetism-at-estonias-seaplane-harbor-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Maritime Magnetism at Estonia\u2019s Seaplane Harbor Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The eye-popping 21st-century Seaplane Harbor Museum in Estonia\u2019s capital, Tallinn. Photo: Seaplane Harbor Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThe story of our ships is the story of Estonia<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So says the website for the\u00a0Seaplane Harbor Museum<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on Tallinn\u2019s waterfront. Not only ships, but submarines, sailboats, iceboats, seaplanes, shipwrecks, and naval equipment tell Estonia\u2019s story in the giant museum and the harbor outside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Housed in a renovated concrete seaplane hangar from 1916 whose high domed walls give it a space-age appearance, the Seaplane Harbor Museum is a cutting-edge interactive place with floor-to-ceiling exhibits, including a 1937 submarine, a full-size replica of a WWI Short 184 seaplane, and the wreck of the 16th<\/sup> century wooden sailing ship, the Maasilinn. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From derelict building to cutting-edge museum. Photo credit: Seaplane Harbor Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This museum has something for everyone. <\/strong>Kids and grownups alike will be fascinated by the tour through a real submarine, as well as interactive games and an exhibit about the new robotic search for shipwrecks. A special exhibition of Estonia\u2019s ships celebrates the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the country\u2019s nationhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dmitry Rudich<\/a><\/strong>, an indefatigable traveler and MIR\u2019s Director of Custom Groups, gives it two thumbs up: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs someone who\u2019s been to 34 countries and hundreds of museums, I found the Seaplane Harbor Museum to be my favorite by far.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Inside the Hangar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Submarine EML Lembit<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A huge hit inside the Seaplane Hangar is a tour through the retired British-built submarine EML Lembit<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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