Stuck in the mud for 3 centuries, the Vasa boat has resurfaced and is now visible in a museum dedicated to its splendor. Discover its history! ⛵️ | UNESCO

The Vasa is the world’s only preserved 17th-century warship, raised after 333 years on the seafloor. Built to be the pride of Sweden’s navy, it sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and now stands in Stockholm’s Vasa Museum, 98% original and frozen in time. | Museum of Artifacts

Explore Sweden’s most famous shipwreck – down to the detail. In the new exhibition Vasa Up Close at the Vasamuseet / The Vasa Museum you get a deeper understanding of some of the 460 sculptures on the ship, what they symbolized and the message they sent. Several of the sculptures are based on ancient myths. Sounds exciting, no? The warship Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm in 1628 and was salvaged 333 years later. Today the Vasa Museum is the most visited museum in Scandinavia, with ov