7:36am Sunday 4th May 2008
THE Maritime Museum said Välkommen this week to visitors from the Vasa Museum in Sweden.
Torbjörn Ågren, Head of Education, and Sofia Dahlquist, Education Officer at the Vasa Museum were visiting as part of a study trip to gain an understanding of how museums work in the UK. They were particularly keen to secure a visit to the Maritime Museum knowing it achieved Visitor Attraction of the Year in 2007 and was the first national museum to be accredited under the new registration scheme run by the government's Museums Libraries and Archives Council.
The Vasa Museum is a purpose-built museum in Stockholm and is one of the foremost tourist sights in the world. It displays the world's only surviving 17th-century ship, the Vasa, which sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 and was salvaged in 1961.
Torbjörn and Sofia were particularly interested to see the Maritime Museum's Nav Station gallery. The Nav Station gives visitors an insight into the art of navigation and meteorology and the Vasa Museum are intending to create a similar space back in Sweden. They were also keen to find out more about the wide range of activities and learning opportunities offered by the Maritime Museum.
Torbjörn Ågren says: "It's good to get inspiration from other countries and see how things are done outside of Sweden. We have made some good contacts in the UK and hope to share ideas with them in the future."
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