[3] The museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the North Sea.

Its collections cover shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history, and displays on the North Sea oil industry.

[2] The Aberdeen Maritime Museum was built in 1593 by master-mason Andrew Jamieson, and was extended to the south in 1710.

In 1984, the building was bought by the National Trust for Scotland who leased it to Aberdeen City Council.

[4] A few years after buying the building, the council bought the Trinity Congregational Church, aiming to convert it into an extension for the museum.