The European Historical Diving Event 2020 has been postponed due to the corona virus pandemic. We hope to reschedule the event for 15.9. when it will be organised in conjuction with the Turku day as a two-day event (diving and lectures). If you have paid, tell us where to return your payment. Email: jouko.moisala@dnainternet.net Check …
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Jan 23 2020
European Historical Diving Event
Friday — field trips and get together After checking in at the hostel ship there is a welcome event and a visit to the nearby maritime museum. Next there is a visit to a shipyard. The field trip day is completed with a trip to a commercial diving company and to see our own collections. …
Aug 04 2019
The collection of historical diving gear is slowly growing
There are not too many museums of diving history in the entire world (we have a list). In Finland there is none. A lot of diving gear is scattered around the country and displayed in small museums (or in small displays). This amount of equipment would already fill a proper museum. A permanent display would …
Jun 14 2019
An exhibition in Forum Marinum 14.6.—4.8.
We will put some old frogman equipment on display at Forum Marinum in the attic of Kruununmakasiini. The exhibition will be open from 14.6. to 4.8. and it is part of a larger pop-up exhibition event to explore how the museum could be developed in the future.
Jun 07 2019
2019-06-06 Sukellusjaosto pays a visit
Turku YMCA Scuba diving section paid our museum a visit. After a refreshing cup of coffee we had the priviledge to get to know a commercial diving company and see the machinery they have designed and built. After a very interesting round trip we moved along to the museum. The twelve visitors were very interested …
Jun 04 2019
Exhibition and lecture at Raisio public library
Pinnan alla – työssä ja vapaalla (Submerged – at work and on leisure) is an exhibition featuring finnish diving history and diving equipment from the 1950’s and forward. The exhibition opens on 3rd of June and a one-hour public lecture is given by Jouko Moisala on 4th at 18:00. Doors open at 17:00. Free entry. …
Jun 04 2019
Public diving on Divers day
Historical Diving Society Finland organised its tenth annual Divers day event on 30th of May. As this was a jubilee year, a decision was made to invite the general public to dive river Aura in (a replica of) an 18th century diving bell. Some arrived on purpose, some by accident, but all were welcomed to …
May 26 2019
Report on Pax Navis – the opening of sailing season
The sailing season is about to start and it was time to meet old – and some new – friends. Represented were The Baltic sea challenge; dive clubs Nautic Club, Saaristomeren Sukeltajat and Sukellusjaosto; as well as the Finnish Lighthouse Society, Meripelastusseura (Search and rescue association), Pidä saaristo siistinä (keep the archipelago clean) and many …
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