The magic of sirens at the world's first Mermaid Museum in Berlin, Maryland. Travel Tips, 24 July 2022 "But the mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers much more." Hans Christian Andersen.

Travel tips, the magic of sirens at the world's first Mermaid Museum in Berlin, Maryland

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The magic of sirens at the world's first Mermaid Museum in Berlin, Maryland.

Travel Tips, 24 July 2022

"But the mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers much more."

Hans Christian Andersen.

The magic of sirens at the world's first Mermaid Museum in Berlin, Maryland. Travel Tips, 24 July 2022

Berlin's Mermaid Museum ©Mermaid Museum

Düsseldorf, 24 July 2022: Experience the mermaid magic at Berlin's Mermaid Museum. The Mermaid Museum is located in Berlin, a town of 4949 people in Worcester County in the US state of Maryland. The picturesque town was once voted the "coolest small town in America".

The museum is an attraction in the picturesque town, which is only 9 miles (approx. 14 km) from the sea. Occupying 2,200 square metres in a classic townhouse, it highlights the history of Mermaids by displaying artefacts and artwork. The founder is Alyssa Maloof. Maloof, an artist and photographer, came up with the idea to found the museum when she could no longer open her photography studio during Corona.

In myths or fairy tales, mermaids are strong but also vulnerable creatures who can only be freed from their fate by the love of a human consort. The most beautiful fairy tales are dedicated to her, like Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" or the greatest poets like Oscar Wilde honoured her with "The Fisherman and his Soul".

Six of the walls of the museum's space are dedicated to tracking Mermaid sightings from the first century AD to 2017. It also houses "Mermaid scales" discovered on the Isle of Wight and a Feejee Mermaid. Objects that reference popular culture can also be found such as "Dinglehopper" from Disney's Little Mermaid to the 1984 Tom Hanks film "Splash"; "Splash", by the way, was one of the inspirations of founder Alyssa Maloof.

Guests, especially the younger ones, find it fascinating to sit in an antique bathtub with a fish tail sticking out of it. Visitors can also dress up as mermaids, or find creations made by local artists in the gift shop.

The museum also has a new addition, a giant seashell that visitors can lie in.

Alyssa Maloof thinks that people are enchanted by the mystery and power of the sea and the mystery and power of women. For her, both are combined in the Mermaid.

Where to find:

Downtown Berlin, MD USA

4 Jefferson St (Upstairs)

Berlin, Maryland 21811

berlinmermaidmuseum.com

Berlin's Mermaid Museum ©Mermaid Museum

"But the Mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers much more."

Hans Christian Andersen

Die Magie der Sirenen im ersten Mermaid Museum der Welt in Berlin, Maryland

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"Aber die Seejungfrau hat keine Tränen, und darum leidet sie viel mehr.“

Hans Christian Andersen.

Düsseldorf, 24 Juli 2022: Erleben Sie die Meerjungfrauen Magie im Berlins Mermaid Museum. Das Mermaid Museum befindet sich in Berlin, einer Stadt mit 4949 Einwohnern im Worcester County im US-Bundesstaat Maryland. Der malerische Ort wurde einmal zur „coolsten Kleinstadt Amerikas“ gewählt.

Das Museum ist eine Attraktion in der malerischen Stadt, die nur 9 Meilen (ca 14 km) vom Meer entfernt liegt. Auf 2.200 Quadratmeter in einem klassischen Stadthaus wird die Geschichte der Meerjungfrauen beleuchtet, indem Artefakte und Kunstwerke ausgestellt werden. Gründerin ist Alyssa Maloof. Die Künstlerin und Fotografin Maloof kam auf die Idee, das Museum zu gründen, als sie ihr Fotostudio während Corona nicht mehr öffnen konnte.

In den Mythen oder Märchen sind Meerjungfrau zwar starke, aber auch schutzbedürftige Wesen, die nur durch die Liebe eines menschlichen Gemahls von ihrem Schicksal befreit werden können. Die schönsten Märchen sind ihr gewidmet, wie Hans Christian Andersen’s „Die kleine Meerjungfrau“ oder die größten Poeten wie Oscar Wilde ehrten sie mit „Der Fischer und seine Seele“.

Sechs der Wände des Raums des Museums sind der Verfolgung von Meerjungfrauen-Sichtungen vom ersten Jahrhundert nach Christus bis ins Jahr 2017 gewidmet. Außerdem beherbergt es "Meerjungfrauenschuppen", die auf der Isle of Wight entdeckt wurden, und eine Feejee Mermaid. Auch Objekte, die auf die Populärkultur Bezug nehmen, sind zu finden wie "Dinglehopper" aus Disney’s kleine Meerjungfrau bis zum Tom-Hanks-Film „Splash“ von 1984; „Splash“ war übrigens eine der Inspirationen der Gründerin Alyssa Maloof.

Die Gäste, vor allem die kleineren Gäste finden es faszinierend in einer antiken Badewanne zu sitzen, aus dem ein Fischschwanz hervorragt. Die Besucher können sich auch als Meerjungfrauen verkleiden, oder im Geschenkeladen Kreationen finden, die von lokalen Künstlern hergestellt wurde.

Das Museum hat auch einen Neuzugang zu verzeichnen, und zwar eine gigantische Muschel, in die sich die Besucher hineinlegen können.

Alyssa Maloof denkt, dass Menschen verzaubert sind von dem Geheimnis und der Kraft des Meeres sowie dem Geheimnis und der Kraft der Frau. Für sie ist beides in der Meerjungfrau vereint.

Wo zu finden:

Downtown Berlin, MD USA

4 Jefferson St (Upstairs)

Berlin, Maryland 21811

berlinmermaidmuseum.com

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