The Embassy of the Philippines visits the Vasa Museum
03 September 2021 - In observance of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANA Mo 2021) this month. The Philippine Embassy in Stockholm visited the Vasa Museum on 03 September 2021.
The museum houses the Vasa ship which capsized and sank in Stockholm in 1628. It was salvaged in 1951, which after 333 years on the seabed. The Vasa ship was considered as the pride of the Swedish navy that never completed her maiden voyage. Today, Vasa is the world’s best preserved 17th century ship with 98% of the ship on display bearing original parts and the Vasa Museum remains the most visited museum in Scandinavia
The museum’s management gave the Embassy a guided tour and trivia pieces in connection with its construction.
