Part of SMTM

The Naval museum is part of the Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums (SMTM).

The Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums, SMTM, have responsibility for the museums in Swedish state care that have a maritime and transport history profile. These are the Naval Museum, the Maritime Museum, the Vasa Museum, Vrak – Museum of Wrecks and the Railway Museum.

The agency's mission is to preserve and develop the maritime and transport history cultural heritage and to increase people's knowledge about it.

SMTM was awarded Sweden's most modern government agency in 2023.

The Maritime Museum in Stockholm at sunset.
Photo: Anneli Karlsson, The National Maritime Museum/SMTM. CC-BY

The Maritime Museum

Located in the Norra Djurgården area of Stockholm, the Maritime Museum tells the history of people at sea.

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The warship Vasa on display at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm.
Photo: Lovisa Brämming, the Vasa Museum/SMTM. CC-BY

Vasa Museum

Located on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, the Vasa Museum tells the story of the ship Vasa and life in the 1600s.

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An image of an exhibition at the museum Vrak – Museum of Wrecks in Stockholm.
Photo: Lovisa Brämming, Vrak/SMTM. CC-BY

Vrak - Museum of Wrecks

Located in Stockholm, Vrak – Museum of Wrecks presents the cultural heritage lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

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Entrance to the Railway Museum with an orange train in the foreground.
Foto: Lovisa Brämming, Swedish Railway Museum/SMTM. CC-BY

Swedish Railway Museum

Located in Gävle, the Swedish Railway Museum tells the story of the Swedish railway. 

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