Museum Name: The Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard
Schedule: autumn & spring- education tours and sails
Established: 1984
Address: 1124 East 7th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone Number: 302-429-7447
Fax Number: 302-429-0350
Email: education@kalnyc.org
Director: Earl Seppala
Website: www.kalmarnyckel.org
Focus: The Kalmar Nyckel is a re-creation of the ship which brought the first permanent European settlers to the Delaware Valley in 1638. Our programs teach the history of the period and the science involved in sailing tall ships.
Ages: 6 to 106
Cost: $5.00 and up
Notes: The Education Director will visit the school for a preparatory or a follow-up lesson.

Major Exhibits
The re-created three masted 1625 tall ship, Kalmar Nyckel, with its colorful and beautiful carving, tall masts, and fighting tops. The Shipyard Museum with its exhibits on the building of the Kalmar Nyckel, the history of the early colonial period. The working Blacksmith Shop whose smithy provided all the metalwork for the ship except its cannon and bell. Adjacent Fort Christina and Old Swedes Church.

Class Trip Programs
1638 - The Kalmar Nyckel Arrives in the New World:Reasons why, Life Aboard Ship, Geography, Impact of Settlement. The science of Tall Ships:Force & Motion, Simple Machines, Mechanical Advantage, Weather and Astronomy.

Class Trip Pricing
5.00 - Shipyard & Deck Tour (about two hours.) $15.00 - 1 1/2 hour sail on the Christina River in Wilmington. $25.00 - 2 1/2 hour sail on the Delaware Bay