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The Vasa Museum: is one of Stockholm’s leading attractions. This is a monument to the warship Vasa that sank off the coast of Sweden on its maiden voyage in 1628. The ship, which was built by command of the king, was meant to strengthen Sweden’s maritime position. It sank just 300 feet offshore as the result of a sudden gust of wind during a storm. It lay on the seabed for almost 350 years, when it was finally raised by a team led by Anders Franzen.
Galarvarvsvagen 14. Open: 09:30 to 18:00, daily. There’s a 30 minute slide show presented in English daily at 13:00, focusing on Stockholm’s development from the 16th century to the present.
Ryssgarden, Slussen, On Sodermalm. Open: 11:00 to 17:00, Tuesday and Wednesday, and Friday to Sunday; 11:00 to 21:00 on Thursday. Museum of Dance: is devoted to all aspects of international dance and other performing arts. The museum is housed in a lovely building, located on Gustav Adolfs Torg and features displays on various culture arts such as African masks, Indian demon statues and Russian ballet costumes. You’ll also find temporary exhibitions featured at different times of the year.
Gustav Adolfs Torg 22-24. Open: typically from 11:00 to 16:00, but days and hours vary by season. Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts: is the finest art museum in the country. its collection includes more than 15,000 paintings and 30,000 three-dimensional works of art. Works date from the 16th century and include representative pieces by greats such as Rembrandt, Gustav Vasa and Antoine Watteau. The collection of works by Swedish artists is also impressive and includes paintings by Carl Fredrik Hill, Ernst Josephson, Carl Larsson, Alexander Roslin, Johan Tobias Sergel and Anders Zorn.
Sodra Blasieholmshamnen, On Norrmalm. Open: 11:00 to 20:00 on Tuesday; 11:00 to 17:00 on Wednesday to Sunday. | |
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