Open garden in the Vasa Museum’s garden

Enrich your gardening knowledge at the Vasa Museum this summer and learn more about cultivation in the 17th century. The museum’s garden expert is available in the garden every Friday at 10.00-12.00 during June-August, to answer questions and tell you more about what is cultivated and why. For example, mallow, sage and lavender, cabbage and marigolds grow here, which was typical of an urban garden in the 17th century; flowers as well as crops. Welcome!

You can also visit the Vasa Museum’s shop, and buy organic seeds of plants that were grown during the warship Vasa’s time.

The Vasa Museum’s garden:

The garden lies behind the Vasa Museum in the park.
A visit to the Vasa Museum garden is free of charge and it is open all year-round. A perfect place for some rest or for some inspiration for your own plot.

Everything from spices and herbs used in the kitchen in the 17th century to plants used for material production and medicine is grown here, all with a connection to the history of the warship Vasa.

No chemical pesticides are used in the garden. Instead, plants with good resistance to disease and vermin, for example marigolds, are cultivated. Bio-carbon is used in the soil to help it better retain water and nutrients. The many flowers are pretty to look at but also good for pollination.

Tip: Try the Vasa Museum’s new, free audio guide in the garden! Join the garden robot Flora on a guided tour through the garden with your mobile phone. Flora is available via the museum’s website. Click on Start tour under the section Free audio guide with Flora. The guide is available in English and Swedish.

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