[6] Model ships, paintings, photographs and related artifacts illustrate the Napoleonic Wars as well as Danish trade with China and India.

Special exhibitions are devoted to navigation, the Danish lifeboat service, lighthouses, shipbuilding, and the sailor's life since the 16th century.

Located in a former Helsingør dry dock, it is placed in an underground area of 7,600 square metres (82,000 sq ft) with an interior designed by Dutch architects Kossmann.dejong.

BIG's decision to build underground was the result of height restrictions imposed on the design in order to protect the viewshed of nearby Kronborg.

The dock itself will remain an empty space crossed by ramps and bridges providing access to the museum and the exhibition areas.