Gala at the Vasa Museum
26 June 2013 19:00-21:30
Included in your registration rates, except for single day and student registrations, is an evening at the Vasa Museum. On 26 June, you and your fellow delegates will tour the museum and dine alongside the Vasa. Transportation to and from the event is included.
The Vasa sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 in Stockholm and was salvaged in 1961; a giant puzzle to be reassembled. There were no plans or contemporary pictures of the ship, so the restorers had to work directly from the remains. Thousands of loose pieces from the collapsed upper parts of the hull were raised and conserved, and then the right places for them had to be found on the ship. Today, the wood of Vasa is more than 95% original timber. In addition to the ship and the longboat (esping in Swedish), the Vasa Museum’s collections include over 45,000 loose finds. 
