The museum's exhibitions are located in Stavanger's best-preserved merchants' buildings. The exhibitions convey the last 200 years of maritime history, craftmanship and trade and the general development of the city.
Working at the Docks, activity exhibition: The museum has recreated a quayside marketplace for children where they can act out the life of late 1950s Stavanger.
The general store, with a historic interior: The reconstructed shop dates back to around 1910, and is built using decor and objects from a variety of shops in the city.
Shipowner's office with a historic interior: The office interior is authentic and belonged to the Monsen family company, which was in business from 1812 to 1977.
The merchant's apartment with a historic interior: The apartment is a reconstruction and consists of a living room, dining room, home office and kitchen with pantry. The decor shows how a merchant's apartment might have looked c. 1910. Through the windows, one of them fitted with sliding mirrors, there are views to the terraced gardens belonging to the properties Nedre Strandgate 17 & 19. Outside the street is also the Groom well, belonging to Nedre Strandgate 17, named after the company Groom & Son, who ran a firm exporting lobster from here.
Sail loft with a historic interior: At the very top of one of the buildings, is a fully equipped sail loft. The loft gives a realistic impression of the working conditions of the town's sailmakers.
