Who are we ?

The museum is an association with around thirty employees.

Founded in 1982, ACMAPOR (Association pour la création d’une maison de la vie et des traditions portuaires – Association for the Creation of a House of Port Life and Traditions) is the originator of the Musée maritime et portuaire de Dunkerque (Dunkirk Maritime and Port Museum).

Under the presidency of Hubert Lemaire, then Jean Deweerdt (1989-2009), the association brought its project to fruition with the opening of the museum in 1992. Thanks to donations, deposits from institutions and the support of the CUD, the town and local economic players, ACMAPOR has been able to develop its collections and promote maritime heritage.

In 2009, Philippe Bertonèche took over the presidency and continued the modernisation work, with the expansion of the museum trail in 2018.

In 2020, Dominique Pair took over as president of the museum, to be succeeded by Dominique Lammin in 2024.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

• Chairman: Mr Dominique LAMMIN (qualified member), representing Mr Maurice GEORGES, Chairman of the Management Board of the Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque
• Vice-Chairman: Mr Michel PESCH, Vice-Chairman of the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque, responsible for culture
• Treasurer: Ms Jacqueline GABANT, City of Dunkerque
• Deputy Treasurer: Édith VARET, Regional Councillor, Hauts-de-France Region
• Secretary: Franck GONSSE, National General Secretary, CNTPA-CFDT (qualified member)
• Deputy Secretary: Paul LAMMIN, elected member of the Littoral Hauts-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry