The many lives of the Vasa Museum gives visitors a front row seat on ship's restoration

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: October 24, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Kate Singleton The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
10-24-2007
The many lives of the Vasa Museum gives visitors a front row seat on ship's restoration
Byline: Kate Singleton The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 5
Section: FEATURES

STOCKHOLM --

Institutions such as Stockholm's Vasa Museum vindicate etymology. A museum is supposed to be a seat of the Muses, a source of inspiration. In today's terms, that means not just conserving objects of the past, but also investing them with new life. This is what the Vasa Museum does with such energy and insight.

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