Vasa is a Swedish warship sank on its maiden voyage, on Sunday, August 10, 1628, outside Beckholmen in Stockholm. Already in the 1600's made several unsuccessful attempts to salvage the ship, whereupon it then was forgotten, until it was found in 1956 by the engineer Anders Franzen. Vasa was salvaged in April 24, 1961, Until 1988, was stored in a temporary building, called Wasa Shipyard which functioned as both preserving local and temporary museum. Vasa is the wreck uniquely well preserved and is the only 1600-century ship in the world that salvaged in almost complete condition.
Vasa Museum is today one of Sweden's most visited museum with over 1.2 million visitors per year. The museum with its three masts is a well-known part of Stockholm picture. In 1981 an architectural competition for the construction of the permanent Vasa Museum. It came in over the 300 proposals, but the contest was won by Marianne Dahlbäck and Göran Månsson at Dahlbäck Architects. The new and Vasa Museum began November 2, 1987, after Prince Bertil inaugurated the building. In December 1988, the Vasa his last trip. The ship was transported to the new museum resting on a pontoon. Vasa Museum was inaugurated June 15, 1990 by Carl XVI Gustav.
Vasa Museum is today a permanent exhibition in Stockholm and consists beyond ship itself, which is the world's best-preserved örloggsskepp from the 1600s, although a variety of objects and sculptures salvaged. At the Vasa Museum, one can also learn how it is to live aboard a warship during the 1600s.
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