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Digitales Depot Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum
The German Maritime Museum digital depot presents maritime historical sources and provides search tools for its collection.
About Digitales Depot Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum
The Digitales Depot is the online collection portal of the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum (German Maritime Museum). It makes objects and archival materials from the museum's holdings viewable online, for anyone interested in maritime technology, history and culture. According to the museum, it is the only institution in Germany that collects, researches and communicates maritime historical sources from a supra-regional perspective.
Users can search the collection with a basic search and an advanced search. The museum says it adds objects continuously, recording them in its digital lab, and the portal also shows how museum researchers use collection objects in their work. The homepage gives a DOI for citing the online resource. The homepage text is in German, and no pricing information is given.
Key features
- Online collection portal for maritime technology, history and culture objects
- Archival materials presented alongside museum object holdings
- Basic and advanced search tools for the collection
- Citable DOI for the online resource
- New objects added continuously after digital recording at the museum's lab
- Shows how museum researchers use collection objects in their research
Best for: Researchers, students and others interested in maritime technology, history and culture who want to browse the German Maritime Museum's collection online.
Good for
- Presents sources from a collection the museum describes as the only one of its kind in Germany
- Provides a DOI for citing the online resource
- The museum states that the collection is being expanded
Watch out for
- The homepage text is in German
Digitales Depot Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum at a glance
- Website
- digitaldepot.dsm.museum
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- German
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Digitales Depot Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum FAQ
How can I cite this online resource?
The homepage asks users who cite the resource to use the DOI doi:10.17616/R31NJNLX.
Is the collection still growing?
Yes. The museum states that it continuously adds further objects, which are newly recorded in its digital lab.
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