Every weekend, school holiday and summer
The Sailor's Workshop
The Sailor’s Workshop is the museum’s creative workshop. It offers opportunities for children of all ages to create. Make your own artwork inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and artefacts. All the materials and tools needed are on hand. All you need to bring is your imagination and creativity! The Sailor’s Workshop is located on Floor 2. Please see the calendar for opening hours and activities.
Child-friendly activities in our exhibitions
Several of the exhibitions at the Naval Museum feature fun and interactive stations where children and adults alike can listen, lift, feel and see what is happening. Read more below!
The Submarine Hall (Floor 1)
The Submarine Hall is an exciting room to explore and marvel at. Here, you can go inside a submarine and see how people lived on board. Take a peek through the periscope and scan the bay – it’s a real, working periscope!
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Raise and lower the submarine: Try your hand at controlling the depth of the submarine by taking in and pumping out water. Try to balance the submarine so that it is directly in front of the image in the background! -
Listen to the sonar: See what it’s like to work as a sonar operator in a submarine! Press on the submarine and listen! What can you hear in the water? Is it a motorboat, a school of fish or a torpedo? -
Mined sea: Take the submarine Hajen (“The Shark”) from the bottom to the surface by pulling the handles next to the board. Be careful not to let the ball fall into any of the mines!
Ships and People (Floor 1)
Join us on a journey from oak to ship in what is now the World Heritage Site of the Naval Port of Karlskrona. The exhibition tells the story of life in Karlskrona from the 1600s to the present day.
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The Ship’s Boy Chamber: A ship’s boy was a boy who was in training to become a sailor. Ship’s boys trained on land during the winter and at sea during the summer. Learn more about life as a ship’s boy. Try to figure out which items are hidden in the closed wooden boxes, or guess the weight of different sized cannonballs. The Ship’s Boy Chamber is open daily, all year round, and is located on the ground floor. -
The Knotting Shed: Tying knots is a necessary skill when working on board large ships and boats. It requires the use of both hands and your head, and it’s fun and sometime a bit tricky! In our Knotting Shed, you can practise tying knots and lashings. The Knotting Shed is open daily, all year round, and is located on the ground floor. -
The Oak Puzzle: Find the parts of the ship on the oak trees! Can you find the oak trees that have grown with the right curves to fit in the right place on the ship? -
Quiz: Ships and People: In the Ships and People exhibition, shadows emerge from the bustle of the city. Meet the people inside and outside the shipbuilding industry and find the answers to the quiz questions! The quiz is free of charge and can be picked up in the entrance hall.
Supremacy in the Baltic (Floor 1)
Sink a Danish ship, row a sloop and learn the commands of navy warfare. In this exhibition about Sweden as a sailing superpower, you can learn more about the important battle for the Baltic Sea.
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Sink the Dane: Sink a ship! Try your hand at firing a cannon. You have two chances. Can you do it? -
Row with an Oar: A gun sloop was a small warship that the crew rowed to get close to the coast. Take an oar! Can you row a gun sloop?
From Sails to Steam Power (Floor 2)
In the 1800s and onwards, there was rapid technological development and many new inventions saw the light of day. The navy was greatly impacted by the rapid development of shipbuilding, machinery and weapons. Sails were replaced by steam and wood by steel.
Museum Bingo
Museum Bingo – for all explorers!
Are you a true adventurer? Pick up your bingo card in the entrance hall and set off on a hunt for objects hidden around the museum. Tick the boxes when you find them – if you're lucky (and have a keen eye), you'll get BINGO! The back of the card has a submarine you can colour in – perfect to take home or to colour in the Sailor’s Workshop. The bingo activity is free of charge and can be picked up in the entrance hall.
Good luck on your hunt!
Practical information
Prams
Prams are permitted in the exhibitions, but please avoid blocking doors and exits.
Baby changing facilities
There is a toilet with baby changing facilities on the ground floor.
Food and drink
The restaurant offers child-friendly food. High chairs are available to borrow, subject to availability. A room for eating packed lunches is located on Floor 2.
Lifts and accessibility
Lifts are available to all floors, and accessible toilets are located at the entrance. Outside the museum, there are parking spaces for visitors with reduced mobility.