Vasa Museum

Stockholm, Sweden's Vasa Museum is a marine museum. The museum, located on the island of Djurgrden, has the only almost entirely intact 17th-century ship ever rescued, the 64-gun battleship Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa Museum, which opened in 1990, is the most visited museum in Scandinavia, according to its official website. It is part of the Swedish National Maritime Museums, together with other museums such as the Stockholm Maritime Museum (SNMM).

The new museum is dominated by a huge copper ceiling with stylized masts representing Vasa's true height when fully rigged. Parts of the structure are coated with a dark red, blue, tar-black, ochre yellow, and dark green painted wooden panels. The inside is also done similarly, with extensive portions of raw, unpainted concrete, including the whole ceiling. The ship may be seen from six different perspectives inside the museum, from the bottom to the very top of the sterncastle. Throughout the ship, there are several exhibits and replicas depicting the ship's construction, sinking, location, and recovery. There are other displays that provide background information on the ship's construction and the history of Sweden in the 17th century.

Location: Galärvarvsvägen 14, Stockholm 11521

Website: vasamuseet.se