Before entering the museum, take a look at the exterior, where you will see 3 large 'masts' protruding from the roof; these represent the height the masts of the Vasa would have reached. Upon entering the Museum the first thing you notice is the darkness and the damp air, this is due to the fact that the ship has to be dried out extremely slowly to avoid further damage to the structure. As your eyes adjust to the light the immense size of the ship itself hits you as it dominates the main hall of the museum, it really is huge. The museum is constructed in such a manner that the ship can be viewed right the way round at various levels, from below, half way up at cannon level and looking down on to the deck of the ship. Over 90 per cent of the structure was intact when the ship was raised from the seabed and further restoration work has been done to complete the structure. This has been down using lighter coloured wood that is easily discernable from the original structure, which in my opinion is a nice touch. The ship is covered in intricate carvings and some of these have been repainted to show how they would have looked in 1628.

In addition to the ship itself the museum contains numerous exhibitions, which they do change occasionally, but revolve around the numerous artifacts found on the ship or to life in Stockholm at the time of the building of the Vasa. These exhibitions are generally well done but pale into insignificance next to the ship itself.

Open Hours

June 10-Aug 20 daily 9:30am-6pm; Aug 21-June 9 Wed 10am-8pm, Thurs-Tues 10am-5pm

Prices Admission

70SEK ($9.10) adults (Wed 5-8pm 50SEK/$6.50), 40SEK ($5.20) seniors and students, 10SEK ($1.30) children 7-15, free for children under 7  
  
Season Closed

Jan 1, May 1, Dec 23-25, and Dec 31

Location

Djurgården, At Djurgården  
  
Transportation

Bus: 47 or 69. Ferry from Slussen year-round, from Nybroplan in summer only

URL: http://www.vasamuseet.se/Vasamuseet/Om.aspx

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