Preservation & Research Vasa will not survive for ever, but the Vasa Musuem has a duty to ensure that the ship is preserved in as good a condition as possible for as long as possible. Introduction Vasa will not survive for ever, but the Vasa Musuem has a duty to ensure that the ship is preserved in as good... Conservation 1962-1979 When Vasa was raised in 1961, no one had ever conserved such a large wooden structure before. Iron extraction and re-conservation Iron can speed up deterioration of both wood cellulose and the conservation agent, PEG. It is therefore import... Geodesy Geodetic measuring is undertaken in order to map the movements in Vasa’s hull. Measurements have been made twi... The climate Maintaining a stable climate is one of the most important aspects in preserving archaeological materials. The ... The Vasa Museum stores There are about 46,000 objects in the Vasa Museum collections, most of the collection is housed in the museum ... The ship carpenters’ work The work of the ship carpenter is today mostly concerned with experiments to insert new bolts in the ship in p... A future for Vasa Researchers are currently busy working searching for the answers to the mystery of what how to stop Vasa’s dec... Understanding Vasa Since 2002 a long-term scientific study into every aspect of Vasa has been in progress.