Are you a confirmed landlubber with navigation problems? In that case you will find much to learn in our exhibition Land ahoy! on navigation and the art of seafaring. The exhibition also offers much new information for both the experienced seaman and the hobby sailor.

Navigating by your nose

How did they sail by the stars in the olden days and how could seafarers tell by smell that they were approaching Bohuslän or Gotland?  What is the real meaning of ‘dead reckoning’, and what has navigation to do with the one-eyed sailor? All this and much more will be answered in our exhibition about navigation.

Unique sea atlas

The Naval Museum is showing hidden treasures from its collections such as navigational aids. These delicate instruments are complemented by examples from the collections of the Maritime Museum in Stockholm and an astrolabe and the first handwritten version of the Petter Geddas sea atlas from 1693. Terms such as ‘quadrant’, ‘sextant’, ‘octant' and ‘Jacob’s staff’ are also explained.