Our pram tours are back! Explore an underwater world with your baby during our Monday pram tours from 10 to 12. Each week features a new theme, including the Travelling Man exhibit with cuddly toys on a soft carpet for your little ones to crawl on and discover.
The pram tour starts at 11.30. The museum is fully pram accessible and equipped with a lift and baby changing facilities on both the ground and upper floors. Vistors to the pram tours get a discount in the café. Note that the tour is in Swedish.
Welcome to an evening entirely devoted to coffee. Discover more about its rich history and taste a variety of brews.
To kick off the coffee tasting, historian Hugo Kalén Hambraeus will discuss the history of coffee. Next up is Roberto Javier from Dada Coffee, who will highlight the importance of sustainability and fair trade. After that, it’s time to try the different brews. The talks will be held in Swedish.
Museum of Wrecks anniversary: Enjoy free admission all day Saturday, 21 September, and stay until 21:00.
During the day, you can go on a wreck hunt with your family, perform water experiments, or draw your best shipwreck picture and compete to win a book. Sailor tattoos for all kids, guided tours about the Osmund wreck – an exciting iron find in the Stockholm archipelago – held in english at 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00.
In the evening, you can listen to a lecture with maritime archaeologist and osteologist Matilda Jarl, who will talk about drinking habits on board. Pair the lecture with something to eat and drink from Mackverket at our cosy café and bar.
More activities may be added. We welcome you to visit us on this special day!
Celebrate the Djurgården Apple Festival by getting to know Äpplet (“The Apple”), Vasa’s sister ship, which was discovered by the museum’s own maritime archaeologists.
Join our knowledgeable guides on a special tour of Äpplet. Did you know that Äpplet was completed just one year after the ship Vasa sank? Or that the ship’s sculptures still lie on the seabed? Or that the ship was built from the same kind of timber?
The Apple Festival week takes place in several locations on the island of Djurgården. Check out the Royal Djurgården events calendar for more places to visit.
Learn about the shared history between Sweden and the Netherlands beginning with the Swedish warship Sophia Albertina, which sank off the Netherlands in the 18th century. The lecture will be held in English.
Join Emmy Ahlén from Vrakdykarpensionatet as she discusses fascinating events that have taken place beneath the surface. From violent storms and sea battles to bad luck that has sunk many a ship, the Baltic Sea’s underwater world is teeming with exciting tales from the past. The talk will be held in Swedish.
Dig the Stone Age theme on our weekend tours! Join our expert guides under the surface and learn more about the Tybrind Vig settlement, which is now submerged under water.
Help us solve the mystery of the museum ghost! When dark descends, strange noises can be heard in the museum. Things start disappearing and the staff is scared ... Are you a ghost hunter who isn’t afraid of the dark? Then we need you!
Children are welcome to participate in the company of an adult. Maximum two children per adult. The tour is recommended for children aged 7 to 11. The tour will be held in Swedish.
Look for ghosts hiding around the museum, draw to your heart’s content, and try your hand at conducting a wreck hunt. The hunt is suitable for children aged 6 to 12.
The diving tank house, located near the museum, is also open during the autumn holidays. The house is full of quirky diving gadgets, and several hidden pumpkins, too – see if you can find them all!
Mackverket will be offering yummy sandwiches and other goodies in the museum café.
On this city tour, you’ll get to learn about the naval fleet’s history as well as gain insight into the lives of those buried in the cemetery and how they lived. Welcome to this unique After Wreck event and tour. The tour will be held in Swedish.
Join Professor Johan Rönnby’s lecture on conducting deep-water archaeology in the Baltic and Black Seas. Beneath the perpetual darkness of these seabeds lie exceptionally preserved shipwrecks, ranging from ancient Greek pirate vessels and Roman handships to heavily armed warships. The lecture will reveal how maritime archaeologists delve into the depths to document and investigate remains that lie thousands of metres down on the seabed, and what you can learn from studying these old shipwrecks.
Rönnby is a professor of maritime archaeology at Södertörn University. For nearly 40 years, he has been diving and investigating archaeological remains in the seas. The lecture will be held in Swedish.
At this After Wreck, Sweden’s very first female maritime archaeologist, Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg, will pay a visit to the museum. Come and hear her talk about her experiences from Australia, where she has dived on the ships Batavia and Zeevijk. The talk will be held in Swedish.
Join the museum’s expert guides on a special tour of a medieval merchant ship, which tells the story of life and trade during this period. The wreck is named after the place where it was found, the German peninsula of Darss. The ship sank somewhere around the middle of the 14th century. During the tour, you will learn about the ship’s cargo, where the ship might have sailed from, and much more.
Author Jonathan Lindström will share with you the amazing history of the Baltic Sea spanning more than 11,000 years, as depicted in his books. Take the chance to relax and enjoy a drink or bite to eat in our cosy bar and café. The lecture will be held in Swedish.
Gather friends, colleagues or family and compete in the museum’s Christmas quiz. Book your team by emailing info@vrak.se and compete for great prizes from the museum’s gift shop. You’ll get to enjoy live music with The Soul Refresh and have the chance to visit the museum’s exhibitions. Mackverket will be serving food and drinks in the café all evening. Hope to get you in the holiday spirit at this event!