The Vasa Museum

The prow of the Vasa.

Working equally a Concierge, I larn asked 1 query over too over again... "What should nosotros non missy when nosotros are inward Stockholm?". While at that spot are many things I hollo back people visiting Stockholm should definitely come across (like Gamla Stan, Fotografiska, Djurgården, the Archipelago, Östermalms Saluhall too more), my #1 respond to that query is The Vasa Museum. I did write nearly the museum way back inward 2013 when I starting fourth dimension started this blog, but it is fourth dimension for an update.

Entrance to the museum alongside say tale masts sticking upwards through the roof.

The museum is built to a greater extent than or less the majestic warship Vasa, which sank inward 1628 piece leaving Stockholm harbour on her initiatory voyage. Sometimes I respect guests' eyes glazing over equally I explicate this... oft alongside the comment "Oh, nosotros aren't interested inward boats". But this actually is much to a greater extent than than simply a boat. To start off with, the Vasa lay on the bottom of Stockholm harbour for 333 years, remaining amazingly intact too inward surprisingly skillful condition, earlier beingness salvaged inward 1961. Its status is mainly due to the fact that the cold, brackish H2O of the Baltic kept away shipworms which commonly destroy wooden ships inward warmer, saltier seas. H5N1 jaw dropping 95% of what you lot come across today is the master copy ship.

Model depicting how the Vasa looked when launched.

It is magnificently huge! Walking inward to the museum, the shipping (69 meters long too 52 meters high) volition stimulate got your breath away. The status of the shipping also way that a lot of the detailed wood/artwork tin nonetheless last viewed too enjoyed. But what actually makes this museum special, inward my opinion, is how informative too good planned out it is.

Ornamental detail.

Visitors tin catch the ship, overstep to bottom, from the museum's seven floors. There are several informative exhibitions spread out on the dissimilar floors... similar what the ornaments too decorations symbolized, what life on board was like, how the shipping was salvaged too how the shipping functioned inward a naval battle. One of my favorite exhibitions at that spot is "Face to Face". Several skeletons were flora on or close the shipping too through modern forensic scientific discipline nosotros are able to know quite a lot nearly the people who sailed on the Vasa (appearance, diet, sickness too full general lifestyle).

Size perspective... come across the people inward the bottom left-hand corner?

The museum was latterly expanded equally it was originally built to stimulate got 600,000 visitors a twelvemonth too instantly sees to a greater extent than than 1.2 1 one one thousand thousand visitors a year! Part of this expansion is a novel exhibition room on the footing floor. I saw it instantly for the starting fourth dimension time when I took my visiting manful individual rear to the museum concluding week. Entitled "Meanwhile", this high-tech, interactive exhibition takes a await at what else was happening inward the footing during the fourth dimension of the Vasa (early 1600's). Did you lot know that Barbary pirates from Kingdom of Morocco abducted nearly 400 people from Republic of Iceland inward two dissimilar raids inward 1627? I flora it real interesting too it did assist to seat the Vasa sinking into an historic perspective.

Part of the novel exhibition "Meanwhile".

So... don't missy this amazing too real unique museum when visiting Stockholm! Located on the isle of Djurgården, it is slow to larn to from the Rival Hotel. There are regular ferries (Djurgård ferry) going betwixt nearby Slussen too Djurgården too the trip simply takes 10 minutes. Open seven days a week, entrance is 130 SEK too complimentary for children upwards to the historic menstruation of eighteen too for holders of the Stockholm Card.

Vasa's stern.