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Yesterday we had a short trip to Stockholm and we got the chance to visit the Vasa Museum on the island of Djurgarden (animals’ garden).
It was amazing!!! And I’m not saying it because I am usually an enthusiastic person but because this place really is amazing.
I have seen some museums in my life and each of them had something special which I brought with me. This Vasa Museum will definitely stay with me by it’s simplicity and kindness of which it presents the artefacts. I think this is something very much related with the Swedish culture, this way of showing things without any extravagance, but by covering it in a simple, humble and natural way.
The whole museum is about the warship Vasa, discovered almost fully intact, that sank on her main voyage in 1628, 600m from the Stockholm Harbour. But I am not gonna talk about its history, instead about the experience of visiting this place. I did a bit of a research and I found out that the building that covers the ship was actually created after a national competition, where 384 architects sent their ideas, so I understand why it is so well built.
I admit the fact that the first impression was not so “wow” as I am feeling right now, writing about it. Yes, I saw how beautiful the ship’s details were done and how much effort people spent behind this artefact, but as I was climbing the stairs, I began to see everything from a new perspective. With each level new and new elements were exposed, which were helping me to increase the story in my head and along with the story, also my enthusiasm.
The building itself reminds me of the 9/11 Museum from New York, by leaving the concrete structures exposed and combining them with other subtile new media elements. But in New York, they did it with the purpose of showing of the suffering of the people that passed through that event, while the Swedes are doing it for architectural aspects. I was impressed by how well they succeed in combining the modern elements with the 17th century materials. They builded extraordinary stage design effects, by using translucent panels and screens with short animations on it, plus some video projections from that period about women that were also an important part in society, helping men in building that ship.
Vasa Museum is a place that you should visit if you are arriving in Stockholm, and the 13 euros spent on the ticket are really worthy. The museum has a very nice energy and you are really enjoying every second spent there, and thinking now, I can say that this is one of the most beautiful museums that I have ever seen until now.
I hope you’ll enjoy the images which will convince you to visit Stockholm!
Ieri am fost intr-o mica escapada la Stockholm unde am reusit sa vizitam printre altele Muzeul Vasa, de pe insula Djurgarden (literalmente: gradina animalelor).
A fost o vizita super faina! Si nu spun asta pentru ca de obicei sunt o persoana care se entuziasmeaza repede, ci pentru ca muzeul asta chiar e special.
Am avut sansa sa vizitez cateva muzee de-a lungul anilor, si fiecare dintre ele a avut ceva special care mi-a ramas intiparit in memoria afectiva. Muzeul Vasa cu siguranta va ramane cu mine prin simplitatea si candoarea cu care isi prezinta exponatele. Cred ca felul asta de a prezenta are mult de a face cu societatea suedeza in sine, care nu vrea sa se afiseze extravangat, ci doar impacheteaza lucrurile simplu, modest si natural.
Toata povestea muzeului are legatura cu nava de razboi pe nume Vasa, una dintre singurele nave descoperite vreodata aproape inctate, care s-a scufundat la prima ei calatorie in anul 1628, la 600m departare de portul din Stockholm. Doar ca nu o sa vorbesc prea mult despre istoria pe care o prezinta, ci despre experianta in sine de a vizita locul asta. Am facut putin reseach si am descoperit ca cladirea in care se ascunde nava a fost de fapt construita in urma unui concurs national, unde si-au prezentat ideile 384 arhitecti, asa ca nu e de mirare motivul pentru care a atat de bine gandita.
Recunosc ca la prima impresie nu am simtit “wow”-ul pe care il povestesc acum. Da, am recunoscut valoarea decoratiunilor de pe corabie si cata munca sta in spatele exponatului, dar in timp ce urcam pe scarile de pe lateral, incepeam sa vad totul dintr-o noua perspectiva. Cu fiecare etaj se adaugau alte si alte exponate care imi conturau povestea din cap, iar o data cu povestea imi creastea si entuziasmentul.
Cladirea in sine mi-a amintit de muzeul 9/11 din New York, prin structurile de ciment care erau lasate la vedere, si pe care le combinau cu alte elemente subtile new media. Dar in New York, lucrul asta era facut special ca sa arate suferinta celor care au trecut prin acel eveniment, pe cand suedezii o fac din considerente arhitecturale. Am ramas impresionata de cat de bine au reusit sa combine elementele moderne cu materialele secolului al 17-lea. Au facut niste efecte extraordinare de scenografie cu panouri translucide si ecrane pe care rulau scurte animatii, plus cateva video proiectii cu momente din perioada respectiva despre cum si femeia era parte importanta din proiect.
Muzeul Vasa e un loc care chiar merita vazut daca ajungeti sa vizitati Stockholmul, iar cei 13 euro platiti pe bilet sunt o investitie buna. Muzeul are o energie faina si chiar te bucuri de fiecare moment petrecut acolo, si gandindu-ma acum, pot sa zic ca e unul dintre cele mai frumoase muzee pe care le-am vazut pana acum.
Sper ca pozele de mai jos o sa te convinga sa faci o vizita la Stockholm!
