Swedish King Gustav II unveiled a battleship of epic proportions to an awed public. "Vasa" was supposed to signify the ...

Admission is to the Vasa Museum costs 130 kronor (about $15) for adults and is free for anyone 18 and younger. Hours vary by season. From June 1 to Aug. 31, ...

The Vasa Museum in Stockholm displays the Vasa, a naval warship that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. Credit... Anneli Karlsson/Vasa Museum/SMTM. By Remy Tumin.

The museum said technical details as well as measurements and wood samples confirmed that it was "indeed Applet, Vasa's sister ship." There is now a diving ban in the area where the wreck is ...

Anna Maria Forsberg, a historian with the Vasa Museum, told The Associated Press that women were not part of the crew in the Swedish navy in the 17th century, but they could be on board as guests.

Emailed a photo of the mural, Vasa Museum spokeswoman Martina Siegrist Larsson says, “The painting does not look exactly like Vasa, but it has some Vasa-like features, for example the figurehead ...

Photo: Vasa Museum. “It is very difficult to extract DNA from bone which has been on the bottom of the sea for 333 years, but not impossible” Marie Allen, the lead geneticist on the project ...

Swedes find 17th century sister vessel to famed Vasa warship. Oct 24, 2022, 5:38 PM ... a famed vessel that sank on its maiden voyage and is now on display in a Stockholm museum.

The Vasa Museum’s researchers are currently studying the skeletons from several perspectives, including the personal possessions found with them.

Per Nilsson’s Facebook post, the Vasa Museum recently began matching pieces of clothing found in the shipwreck to the victims who may have worn them.

Applet was sunk in 1659 to become part of an underwater barrier meant to protect the Swedish capital from enemy fleets. Its sister vessel is displayed in the Vasa Museum, one of Stockholm's top ...