Die SAiL 2025 im DSM

In the organizer's words:

The SAiL from August 13 to 17, 2025 is the big event in Bremerhaven, and not just for ship lovers. The DSM offers highlights on board and in the museum during these days. All guests enjoy Free admission to the museum and the DSM ships in the museum harbor up to and including Sunday. In its birthday year, the DSM will not be celebrating alone, the Elbe-Weser-Welten (EWW) will also be celebrating its 50th anniversary in maritime style with a Labskaus meal at the Seemannsarm. There will also be a maritime flea market stall near the SEEFALKE until Sunday. For all families and inquisitive minds, a visit to the Science Mile in the fishing port is worthwhile, where our researchers will provide daily insights into their work and bring along science to try out.

Program around the museum and in the museum harbour

Open Ship

SEEFALKE: daily from August 13 to 17 - discover the ocean-going salvage tug and its history from the engine room to the bridge

ELBE 3: from August 14 to 15: 11 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm,

August 16: 12-13 h and 15-16 h,

August 17: 12-13 h

Radio operator on the SEEFALKE: Marita Westphal-Blohme will be on the radio from August 13 to 17 from 1.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. and will be looking over her shoulder. She will teach anyone who is curious the ABC of Morse code, and anyone who manages to send their name using the old communication technique will receive a diploma.

New special exhibition "STILLSTANDING": the new special exhibition "Still standing - sailors during the pandemic" can be viewed daily in the Bangert Building.

Souvenir stand on the jetty of the SEEFALKE: daily from August 13 to 17 from 10 am to 6 pm: Nautical souvenirs and gifts are sold at the DSM's maritime flea market on the jetty of the SEEFALKE.

Steering ships: daily from August 13 to 17: The Bremerhaven model ship builders' group will install a basin near the SEEFALKE jetty into which their model ships will be lowered.

Elbe-Weser-Welten birthday and Labskaus meal at the Seemannsarm: join in the celebrations - from August 13 to 17, the Elbe-Weser-Welten invite you to a traditional Labskaus meal in the open air. In addition to the Seemannsarm, all birthday guests are welcome.

Inclusive poetry slam: Friday, August 15, 4 p.m.: The cultural diversity team will be holding a poetry slam at the Seemannsarm.

Shanty choir live on board: Sunday, August 17, 2 p.m. on the SEEFALKE: The Bremen shanty choir will once again create a great atmosphere on the last day of the SAiL.

DSM free of charge with a free ticket from the Klimahaus: When purchasing a ticket at the Klimahaus, all guests receive a DSM free ticket that is valid until August 31, 2025 and invites them to come back.

Program on the Science Mile in the fishing port

Thursday, 14.08.2025: Digital museum

On-site offer: VR glasses, stop-motion, digital offers such as "harbor heroes"

11.30 a.m.: "Highlight" hands-on offer

2 p.m.: Luca Junge & Dennis Hoffmann, 3D capture and imaging:

Witness how a 3D scan is created

DSM employees from the digitization department Luca Junge and Dennis Hoffmann will provide exciting insights into their day-to-day work with scanners and 3D printers. Experience first-hand how a collection object becomes a 3D object.

4 p.m.: Dr. Isabella Hodgson, digital curator at the DSM, shows what the museum is up to online. The DSM invites everyone to immerse themselves in the world of ships, discover them in a playful way, deepen their knowledge and design their own projects. Together with the everyday experts, offers are developed for everyone. Dr. Isabella Hodgson shows what the DSM has to offer digitally.

Friday, 15.08.2025: Communication at sea

On-site offer: Morse code, flag alphabet, building a Morse device, sparks

11:30 a.m.: "Highlight" hands-on offer

2 p.m. and 4 p.m.: Captured letters

The world in a mailbag - captured letters and global maritime life in the early modern period. The historian and researcher Dr. Lucas Haasis shows how merchant ships were legally captured in the 16th-18th centuries. Thousands of unique letters have been preserved, offering fascinating insights into global communication and life. Come along and discover how letters once connected the world.

Saturday, 16.08.2025: Shipwrecks from the Middle Ages to the present day

On-site activities: twisting ropes, plumbing, knots, Carta Marina, making sea monsters

11.30 a.m.: "Highlight" hands-on offer

2 p.m.: Old ships new ways - ship recycling for the curious

What materials are actually in a ship? And what happens to it when it can no longer sail the seas? PhD student and maritime anthropologist, Anja Binkofski, explains to the curious what happens at the end of a ship's life. In a hands-on game, everyone can test for themselves how to properly recycle a wooden ship or a container ship. Sort components such as steel, wood and electronics into the appropriate recycling categories and become ship recycling professionals.

4 p.m.: REMARCO - Research project on munitions in the North Sea

The research associate and anthropologist, Tülin Fidan, and colleagues from the AWI will present the EU Interreg research project REMARCO, which deals with how to deal with munitions in the sea in an interdisciplinary manner and with an environmental focus. Most of the munitions were dumped in the sea after the Second World War. It has been rusting away there ever since, releasing toxic substances from the munitions into the water.

Sunday, 17.08.2025: Singing on the SEEFALKE

2 p.m.: the Bremen Shanty Choir sings on the SEEFALKE