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Vasa Museum

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Vasa Museum, a maritime museum on Djurgården island in Stockholm, shows the 17th-century warship Vasa, sunk in 1628 and almost fully intact.

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Why go

  • Computer simulations of the ship's disastrous maiden voyage in Stockholm Harbour.
  • The free Vasapromenaden audio walk, to the real places where the Vasa's history unfolded.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 20:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:00

Don't miss

  • The Vasa warshipThe 64-gun ship, seen from six levels, from the keel up to the top of the stern castle.Main hall On the map
  • Skeletons in the hullSkeletons found in the hull, shown with full-scale models of the people who died.In the museum, with the ship On the map
  • Copper roof with stylised mastsA large copper roof with stylised masts. The roof mast reaches 52.5 m above the keel, the height the ship's mainmast would have had.Dominates the museum building On the map
  • Four museum ships at JagarpirenMoored outside: icebreaker Sankt Erik (1915), lightvessel Finngrundet (1903), torpedo boat Spica (1966), rescue boat Bernhard Ingelsson (1944).Outside the museum, at Jagarpiren On the map
  • The garden next to the museumRenaissance-style, laid out symmetrically with dye, medicinal and edible plants. A leafy walk recalls one Gustav II Adolf had laid out in the early 1620s.Next to the museum On the map

Know before you go

  • The museum is open 10:00–17:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday, and until 20:00 on Wednesdays.
  • The museum shop is open whenever the museum is open.
  • Large bags and wheeled bags are not allowed in the museum.
  • Small backpacks and handbags are allowed but must stay in sight during the whole visit.
  • The museum does not accept cash.
  • A combined ticket covers this museum and Vrak for 72 hours.

What's inside

  • The 34 m main hall holds the Vasa and exhibits on its archaeological finds and on 17th-century Sweden.
  • The ship is fitted with lower sections of all three masts, a new bowsprit and winter rigging.
  • Exhibits and models show how the ship was built, sank, was located and was recovered, alongside other objects salvaged from the wreck.
  • Side exhibits include wooden sculptures and the world's oldest preserved sail.
  • A new exhibition, James Cameron – Challenging the Deep, explores the filmmaker's world.
  • A pointed concrete structure over the entrance recalls the ship's prow.

With kids

  • During the autumn break, children can try a detective game at the museum.

Tips for your visit

  • The museum restaurant serves hot and cold drinks, lunches, sandwiches, salads and pastries.
  • A friends association supports the museum, and its members get access to its activities.
  • The autumn programme includes a jazz concert, a royal celebration and afternoon tea.
  • An AI audio guide called Flora describes the garden in both winter and summer.
  • The Vasa is slowly sinking under its own weight, so the museum asks visitors to donate to help save it.

Tours and audio guides

Audio guide
Available in several languages, played on your phone or tablet over the museum's free wireless network. Also available in text format for children and adults.
Vasapromenaden audio walk
free Guided by Fredrik Lindström.
Pojken och skeppet
Children's audio guide with a family story about the Vasa and the people around the ship.

Interesting facts6

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  1. 98% of the ship is original; only 2% was added or replaced after it was recovered.

    Vasa-Museum - Wikipedia

  2. It holds the only almost completely intact 17th-century ship ever recovered.

    Musée Vasa - Wikipedia

  3. Replacement parts were left unpainted and untreated, so they stand out against the darkened original wood.

    Vasa Museum - Wikipedia
  4. 200 million

    Building costs exceeded 200 million kronor.

    Vasa-Museum - Wikipedia

  5. The museum lies inside Kungliga Nationalstadsparken.

    Vasamuseet - Wikipedia

  6. Some garden plants, such as hops for beer, were also used on the Vasa.

    Vasamuseet - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

It lay on the seabed for 333 years. Anders Franzén found the wreck in the late 1950s. From 1961 to 1988 the ship was kept in a temporary structure called Wasavarvet, where it was treated with polyethylene glycol. The government decided to have a permanent museum built for the ship. A design competition drew 384 architects who sent in models of their ideas. Marianne Dahlbäck and Göran Månsson won with their design, Ask. Construction took place on and around the dry dock of the old naval yard.

  1. 1628The Vasa sinks on its maiden voyage in Stockholm Harbour, carrying 64 guns.
  2. 1961The ship is raised after 333 years on the seabed.
  3. 1981The government decides that a permanent museum should be built for the ship.
  4. 1987Prince Bertil leads the ceremony that starts construction of the museum.
  5. 1988The ship is towed into the flooded dry dock under the new building.
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  1. 1989In summer 1989, before opening, 228,000 people visited the half-finished museum.
  2. 1990The museum is officially opened on 15 June 1990.
  3. 2013The museum is rebuilt, with a new exhibition hall, shop and entrance.

Accessibility

  • Lifts to every level Lifts give travellers with motion disabilities access to every level of the ship.

Sources: Vasa Museum - Wikipedia · Stockholm/Djurgården - Wikivoyage (see) · Vasamuseet · Vasamuseet Lättläst · Vasamuseet Teckenspråk · Vasa-Museum - Wikipedia · Musée Vasa - Wikipedia · Vasamuseet - Wikipedia · checked 17 Oct 2026

Where
Galarvarvsvagen 14, Stockholm

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Questions and answers

How many people visit the Vasa Museum?

The Vasa Museum recorded 1,353,453 visitors in 2024. In 2025 it was the most visited museum in the country.

Who runs the Vasa Museum?

It is part of Sweden's national group of maritime, transport and military museums.

Can I call the Vasa Museum?

Yes. The museum's phone number is +46851954800.

Why does the Vasa Museum ask for donations?

The ship is slowly sinking under its own weight. The museum asks visitors to donate to help save it.

What was the Vasa built for?

The warship Vasa was built for the Thirty Years War. It sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised in 1961.

When did the garden next to the Vasa Museum open?

The garden next to the museum opened in 1998.

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