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Vasa MuseumPage 3
The final lift
From seabed to museumIt took nearly 30 years for the Vasa to be preserved, restored, and displayed in a new museum. First, archaelogists and carpenters had to identify, catalog, and assemble some 14,000 wooden fragments that ranged from sculptures to deck planks. The museum finally opened in June, 1990. On the 10th anniversary of the Vasamuseet in 2000, the museum's press office wrote:
Work on the Vasa didn't stop after the ship went on display. Masts and rigging were reconstructed in the early 1990s, and the upper deck was rebuilt in 1998 and 1999. Researchers are now trying to determine the ship's original colors to complete the next phase of the restoration. For more information on the ship and the Vasa Museum, along with a link to our Stockholm tourist information, see the next page. Next Page: Web links
Photo courtesy of Anders Franz�n and the Vasa Museum. |
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