Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Votive images and ship figureheads collections
of the Maritime Museum "Sergei Masher" Piran
are closely linked to the beliefs of seafarers.
Ship figureheads are wooden sculptures that have adorned the bows of ships for millennia, protecting vessels and their crews. The word 'poulaine' is derived from the French word 'la poulaine', meaning 'the beak of a ship'. The 19th century, the golden age of sailing ships, saw a boom in the decoration of ship bows, reducing the traditionally protective and increasing the aesthetic significance, usually associated with the name of the ship.
Apostolo Signan Hippocampus - Seahorse from an unknown vessel. 19th century, original: wood, 110 x 146 x 58 cm, inv. no. U. k. 2
Unknown author:
A sea monster from an unknown vessel.
Second half of the 19th century, original: wood, 35 x 20 x 20 cm, inv. no. U. k. 5
