Name: Maritime Museum And Occupation Tapestry Gallery
Rating: 5.0

Maritime Museum And Occupation Tapestry Gallery

New North Quay, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 3ND, null

1-90 Years

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The Maritime Museum and Occupation Tapestry Gallery is an engaging cultural attraction in Jersey, exploring the island’s maritime heritage and World War II history. It offers an interactive and educational experience through exhibits, storytelling, and immersive displays. It’s an ideal destination for history lovers, families, and visitors interested in Jersey’s past.

Visitors can explore exhibits on shipbuilding, seafaring life, pirates, and maritime legends, along with hands-on experiences like learning about tides and ship design. The museum also features the “Wave Rider” exhibit celebrating surfing culture, and a chance to see historic boats from the harbour’s Heritage Fleet. The Occupation Tapestry Gallery showcases 13 detailed panels depicting life during the German occupation in World War II, supported by interactive screens, films, and real-life stories from islanders, creating a powerful and immersive historical experience.

Entry costs £15.45 for adults, £13.95 for seniors, £10.25 for children or students, and £46.45 for a family ticket (2 adults & 2 children). Access to the Occupation Tapestry Gallery only is £6.30.

Overall, the museum offers a fascinating blend of maritime history and wartime storytelling. Its combination of interactive exhibits and powerful narratives makes it both educational and memorable. It is a must-visit attraction in Jersey for all ages.

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Features

Immerse yourself in the Island’s shipbuilding past with songs and stories of the sea, Jersey privateers and pirates, and maritime legends. Learn hands-on about the tides and designing a ship. Then follow the story of Jersey’s seafood, beach and seaside entertainment.
Our ‘Wave Rider’ exhibit celebrates the Island’s surfing heritage, from international surf competitions to sustainable surfboard designs.
In the harbour behind the Museum, look out for the historic Jersey boats of the Heritage Fleet lovingly restored by Jersey Heritage boat shop volunteers – the unique story of each boat can be discovered in an interpretation panel on the harbourside.
Also on-site at the museum is the Occupation Tapestry Gallery , this gallery shows 13 panels of the tapestry woven by Islanders, which depicts a life of hardship during the five years of Occupation by German armed forces during the Second World War.
Each panel was then woven by one of the twelve parishes which make up the Island. The story of the German Occupation unfolds as you move around the gallery and each of the tapestry panels has an interactive screen in front of it.
In this Occupation Museum there are also first- hand stories recorded from people who lived through the German Occupation of Jersey, there is also a film telling the story of the Tapestry and other stories from the Occupation on the large screen in the area at the back of the gallery.

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Parking: Waterfront, the Esplanade, Pier Road and Sand Street
WIFI: Available on site
Gift shop: The Jersey Heritage gift shop, selling gifts and souvenirs is on-site