New exhibition: In Life and Death

Meet some of the people who died on the warship Vasa when it sank on the 10th of August in 1628.

The exhibtion tells the story of how they perished, but also offers a glimpse of how they lived.

In recent years, researchers at the Vasa Museum have re-examined the skeletons in collaboration with experts in DNA, osteology and isotope analysis. This has resulted in more information about, among other things, what these people looked like, how they were dressed and what they carried with them on their journey, and about where they came from, whether they were related to each other and what diseases they were predisposed to.

The exhibition also tells a story of the human aspects of the disaster. Its aims to display a little something about the happiness and anticipation of the travellers which suddenly turned into chaos and despair.

Meet the couple who died in each other’s arms, the boy with the fancy shoes and the woman in a red cap.

Click here to learn more about the exhibition. 

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