The Stralsund Maritime Museum in Germany is one of Europe’s foremost marine science museums. Located in the heart of the city’s historic centre, the museum explores the underwater world, from marine biology to fishing, from evolution to sustainability.
Following a major renovation, it reopened its doors in 2025 with the goal of improving access management and offering an experience fully aligned with the quality of its cultural programme.
Managing museum access: the challenge starts at the entrance
High visitor numbers inevitably mean greater complexity to manage. The challenge in Stralsund, therefore, was not only a technical one: the goal was to optimise entry and exit flow management without visitors feeling the friction, while fully respecting the architectural concept of the spaces.
Custom motorised swing turnstiles at the heart of the solution
At the centre of CAME’s strategy for Stralsund is a customised pedestrian access control system, based on four Saloon 40 motorised swing turnstiles.
Motorised swing turnstiles are the natural choice for settings such as museums and public buildings: their wider passage makes them suitable for places where accessibility and orderly visitor flows are essential, including for visitors with disabilities, without compromising the overall visitor experience.
How did we integrate CAME solutions in Stralsund?
In Stralsund, CAME automations were designed to integrate seamlessly with the museum’s architecture, with every element calibrated around the real needs of the space and its users:
- at the client’s specific request, we painted the casing in RAL 9017 matt traffic black, ensuring perfect integration with the museum interiors;
- we created custom-made swing leaf panels, adapting them to the width of the existing passages;
- we integrated an LED ring that communicates the operating status immediately and intuitively, guiding visitors without the need for instructions;
- we completed the system with radar sensors, enabling fully automatic opening triggered simply by the presence of the person passing through.
Entry and exit flow management: the project results
The technology is there, but it remains almost invisible. The result is a smooth, quiet and discreet passage experience. Visitor flows are now more orderly, comfort has improved, and the museum experience begins positively even before the first exhibition room.
The project delivered for Stralsund shows how museum access control solutions can be precise, discreet and consistent with the surrounding architectural context, bringing to life what we mean when we talk about human-centred automation.