Lessons from the Vasa Shipwreck
12 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 9 comments

fifilura 6 minutes ago
I find it ironic that the most prominent museum in Sweden is for a ship that only made it 3km before sinking.

While in Norway you can visit and walk aboard the "Fram". The most successful Arctic Exploration ship.

https://frammuseum.no/our-exhibitions/fram/

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manarth 3 hours ago
The FT article is an extremely superficial description of the events, which does a disservice to the depth and span of archaeological research and discovery which has taken place since the Vasa's discovery.

If anyone's visiting Stockholm, the Vasa museum is well worth a visit.

For those further afield, the museum's website offers a wealth of details about its conception, history, discovery, and our contemporary understanding of the wreck.

Vasa Museum: https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/explore/vasa-history/inquest

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stanpinte 2 hours ago
Agreed, not being a museum person at all I enjoyed a lot - also recommend fotografiska, insane collection!
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dunsany 39 minutes ago
It is an amazing museum. Highly encourage anyone passing through Stockholm to check it out.
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zabzonk 56 minutes ago
Lessons from Vasa regarding C++ standardisation [pdf]: https://www.stroustrup.com/how-to-write-a-proposal.pdf
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chiefgeek 2 hours ago
I visited the museum two summers ago and it is really impressive. Even though I had caught some kind of cold and felt terrible, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Highly recommend.
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kayo_20211030 2 hours ago
I no longer have access, but this I remember being a good paper on the Vasa in the context of product design and project management https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=31396
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