Sheer beauty and pure craftsmanship in sight of the harbour. Explore the ship ornaments and decorations in this solid exhibition.
Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Dutchmen: they all decorated their ships with paintings, woodcuts, statues and images packed full of symbolism. Even today, the waters teem with colourful rudder blades, rudderheads, mast shields, mast tips and bow figureheads.
the beautiful ship decorations in the east wing of The National Maritime Museum
The ship decorations offers a fascinating look at the varied and colourful beauty of ship decorations and the craftsmanship behind them.