Press and media
Welcome to the Vasa Museum's press room. Here you will find our press releases, press images and films. If you are missing something or would like to know more, please contact us.
You can filter the press releases by searching by year. You can also search in free text: Click on Menu and type the search term in the search box. Then filter by clicking on "Press", and you will get hits only in the press room.
Press films
Here you will find a selection of general press films. The material is free to use for editorial purposes. Please credit the photographer and source.
The Vasa Museum
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1. The Discovery
Anders Franzén, Vasa's rediscoverer, looking for Vasa with his self-constructed core sampler.
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2. The Examination
Chief diver Per Edvin Fälting diving with the team. Artefacts are being salvaged and Vasa is towed.
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3. The Salvage
Vasa breaks the water surface and floats on its own keel. The Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf visits.
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5. The Conservation
After the salvage, Vasa was treated for 17 years with the preservative PEG.