Learn about the world at Swedish museums

Vasa Museum

Home to the Vasa, it presents the mighty ship in all its glory – right next to a painted model of the Vasa built to a scale of 1:10 (whoever says size doesn’t matter is delusional!). In 1625, King Gustav II Adolf commissioned the construction of four ships, of which the Vasa was the ill-fated first. The Vasa commenced her maiden voyage in 1628 but sank barely 1,300m out of Stockholm harbour.