The local history society has lovingly prepared a beautiful selection of interesting exhibits in such a way that the living environment der alten islander becomes tangible – and 300 years of maritime history is given a face.
Dat “Dykhus” (Dike House) is located just a few meters from the Old Leuchtturm away on a mound at the foot of the first dike that was proven to have been built on the North Sea island Borkum It represents the traditional type of Gulf house. Two high-standing whale chins point the way to the museum, where in various departments and rooms BorkumThe island's history comes alive. In the Whale Hall, also built in the Gulfhaus style a few years ago, visitors can view the 15-meter-long skeleton of a 35-ton sperm whale that stranded on the Schleswig-Holstein coast in 1998.
