Vasamuseet, Stockholm

Vasa Museum, Vasamuseet, Stockholm, SwedenBack in February 2012 I was lucky enough to take a weekend break in Stockholm. During this weekend we managed to fit in so many things that I came home feeling like I needed another break! One of the things we did was visit the Vasa Museum, also known as Vasamuseet, we had not heard of this museum until we arrived in Stockholm and one of the other guests in our hostel was telling us about it. Having always had a 'thing' for ships I insisted that we 'needed' to go to this museum.A Little Bit of HistoryThe history behind the Vasa is very in-depth and I ... more

The Vasa museum The Vasa museum in Stockholm was one of the sights that I was most looking forward to visiting on my trip to the city. Unfortunately it was one of the sights that left me feeling the most disspointed and underwhelmed. The Vasa museum contains the only intact 17th century Swedish warship in existence. the museum itself is an extension of the Swedish maritime museum but with the ship being so huge it is housed in it's very own building which is located on the island of Djurgarden. According to the museum it is the most visited museum in the whole of Scandanavia and judging from ... more

The Vasa Museum is in my opinion the must see visitor attraction in Stockholm displaying the remains of the 17th century warship the Vasa. Background The Vasa was launched in 1628 to be the greatest warship in the world, sadly on it's maiden voyage it keeled over and sank just off Djurgarden island where the museum is situated today. It lay at the bottom of the sea for over 330 years until it was raised in 1961 a temporary museum was opened the following year but the current Vasa museum which now houses the ship opened to the public in 1990. ~The Museum~ Before entering the museum, take a look ... more

The Vasa Museum is the top visitor attraction and the one essential place you must visit in Stockholm. Imagine a mighty warship, largest and most powerful in the entire world is to be launched. Thousands of sightseers line the bay shore and important guests, noblemen diplomats and ambassadors are present. The crowd cheers as the huge ship is launched and fires a salute, but they fall silent as the ship tilts and then swiftly sinks. It is within a few hundred yards of the shore in the centre of the empires capital city, and yet some fifty crewmen are drowned. This is what happened in 1628 to ... more