Welcome to the museum's audio guide for children and families The Boy and the Ship: a Trip into the Past! Listen for free on your own phone, using headphones if you have them. 

The museum's audio guide for children and families, “The Boy and the Ship: a Trip into the Past”, is about a boy living in Stockholm in the early 1600s. He starts working at a shipyard, where a magnificent ship is being built...

The story is based on historic facts and imagination, and takes you around the museum in about 35 minutes. It is important to stand at the indicated spot while listening. The audio guide is designed for children aged 8–12 years old accompanied by an adult.

  • Illustrations by Mats Vänehem, photos: the Vasa Museum.

1. Welcome

1. Welcome (2.12 min)

2. Back to the Time of Vasa

2. Back to the Time of Vasa (1.36)

3. A powerful woman

3. A powerful woman (1.41)

4. A special place. Part 1

4. A special place. Part 1. (5.19)

4. A special place. Part 2

4. A special place. Part 2. (3.47)

5. On board

5. On board (2.35)

6. Between the cannons

6. Between the cannons (1.01)

7. In the cabin

7. In the cabin (3.51)

8. The accident

8. The accident (5.47)

9. A chest from the past

9. A chest from the past (1.55)

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