List of museums of diving history?

[Subcooled]

I would welcome some information on diving museums around the world. The big ones, the small ones, the strange ones, the private, the public, all of them.

Name, website (if any), address/contact information/how to visit...

In alphabetical order, first by country then by name:

France

Musée du Scaphandre (within the Musée Joseph Vaylet in Espalion), Accueil | Association du Musée Joseph Vaylet & Musée du Scaphandre d'Espalion, Espalion, France, how to visit: Musee du Scaphandre (Espalion) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor

Musée International de la Plongée Autonome Frédéric Dumas, http://museedumas.fi, Sanary-sur-Mer, France, How to visit: Musee International de la Plongee Autonome Frederic Dumas (Sanary-sur-Mer) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor

Italy

MAS - Museo delle Attività Subacquee, Museo HDS Italia | The Historical Diving Society Italia, Ravenna, Italy, how to visit: MAS - Museo delle Attivita Subacquee The Historical Diving Society Italia (Marina di Ravenna) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor

Poland

Muzeum Nurkowania, Środa z Historia Nurkowania 7 listopad 2018 godz.19 - Muzeum Nurkowania w Warszawie, Warzaw, Poland

United Kingdom

The Diving Museum, http://divingmuseum.co.uk, Gosport, UK

Sweden

Dykmuseum, Kontakt - Lysekils dykmuseum, Lysekil, Sweden

Dyktankhuset, Om Dyktankhuset – SDHF, Stockholm, Sweden

USA

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, NC Maritime Museum : HATTERAS : The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras Island, North Carolina, USA

History of Diving Museum, http://divingmuseum.org,, Florida Keys, USA

Man in the Sea Museum, http://maninthesea.org, Panama City, Florida, USA

United States Naval Undersea museum, http://www.navalunderseamuseum.org/past/, Washington, USA [occasional diving exhibits]

[edit: this post was edited to get things into alphabetical order and to add info from below; thanks folks ]

 

[JMBL]

Oldest in France : Musée du Scaphandre (within the Musée Joseph Vaylet in Espalion)

Built around the Rouquayrol-Denayrouze regulator (the one used by Captain Nemo in "20 000 leagues under the seas") and has now a very broad collection of old diving rigs : Le Prieur, Commeinhes, Cousteau-Gagnan, Piel etc...

Accueil | Association du Musée Joseph Vaylet & Musée du Scaphandre d'Espalion

Sorry no english on the website.

 

[Graeme Fraser]

Visiting The Dive Museum in Gosport, UK, sometime over the next couple of weeks so happy to give you some feedback. I feel a bit guilty as I only live about 30 miles away but haven't got around to it yet!

 

[Ghost95]

Just info for an edit. The Man in the Sea museum is in Panama City, Florida not the keys.

Not a bad little museum of your in the area with a couple hours to kill.

 

[Scuba-74]

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum; 59200 Museum Dr, Hatteras Island, NC 27943

NC Maritime Museum : HATTERAS : The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

Has an interesting exhibit on diving history and a decent collection of vintage double-hose regs.

 

[Russjstewart]

There was one at Tutukaka in New Zealand, when I was there many years ago. They had had some relics from the salvage of the RMS Niagara in 1941. I have emailed one of the dive operators to see if they have any info

Cheers

 

[Bob DBF]

Although not a diving museum as such, they do have a lot of diving gear in their inventory and do have diving exhibits, check to see if one is on display. It's a good place to pass some time in any event, particularly if you are interested in Submarines and related technology.

http://www.navalunderseamuseum.org/past/

They even have Trieste II (DSV 1) and the Mystic (DSRV 1) sitting in the parking lot. And admission is free.

Located in Keyport Washington USA.



Bob

 

[KathyV]

We enjoyed visiting the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame History of Scuba Diving Gallery in the National Museum of the Cayman Islands (in George Town on Grand Cayman). The gallery opened at the museum in Nov 2016 and was only supposed to run for a year, but I think that it is still on display - but I am not sure. I know that there were plans to move it to a separate, permanent location and to continue growing the collection but I don't know if that is still in the works, see links below:

http://isdhf.com/eventsoffers/scubadivinghalloffame/museum.aspx

https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/11/27/cayman-welcomes-scuba-hall-of-fame/

Early scuba gear to go on display at National Museum | Cayman Compass

 

[Esprise Me]

There's a tiny one on Catalina Island off the SoCal coast: Avalon Diving History Exhibit/Marine Animal Rescue
They also do marine animal rescue.

 

[Sam Miller III]

@Subcooled

A very ambitious long over due project - all the way from Finland ! Your current and future efforts are certainly appreciated.
Keep up the good and great work.

I have been a diving bibliophile since about 1950 and have a very extensive historical dive related library which may or may not need a home some time in the future. I am currently exploring four options - leave to my son who is a NAUI Life & PADI Instructor, SSI Pro 5000 and a active hyperbaric doctor - or sell - or donate-- but with a large fire being a distant .forth....

Any suggestions ?

Sam Miller, 111