Underwater life

Explore the exciting underwater world from the glistening surface to the mysterious depths and discover life underwater. Admire hundreds of beautifully coloured shells, crabs in all shapes and sizes, deep sea squids, fossils that are millions of years old and various other fascinating sea creatures.

Shell collection

Our collection of marine biology in Muzee mostly consists of shells from oceans all over the world and makes up one of the most varied and extensive shell collections in The Netherlands. For example, our interesting collection of Crustaceans, Echinoderms, Cephalopods and Pearls that can all be admired in Muzee.

Registered Marine Collection

The marine biological collection in Muzee Scheveningen consists of many subcollections of which the shell collection is the most extensive. In total there are more than 150,000 registered objects.