The place

With 1.5 million yearly visitors, the Vasa is Scandinavia's most well known museum. Built around the the world's best preserved 17th century warship, it tells its many stories using a unique combination of the real thing alongside modern presentation technologies.

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The project

PIXILAB Blocks provides signage, interactive displays and playback in numerous areas of the building. Consistent styling in terms of typography and layout is based on standard web technologies, such as CSS, with all content updated regularly by the local staff.

Vasa Up Close

Vasa Up Close is a permanent exhibition, showcasing noteworthy details such as the ship's many sculptures and mechanical devices. The iPad and mobile phone app takes you right up to the impressive transom and the ship's starboard side through a number of interaction points, with narration and text in several languages maintained through Blocks.

Experience the
Up Close app

Experience the
Up Close app

“Blocks allows us to focus on content production without constantly having to reinvent the wheel. For example, using displays for special events and repurposing content as needed. A standardized and reliable system makes our infrastructure less vulnerable compared to using several disparate systems.”

TOVE FRAMBÄCK
Head of Exhibitions Unit
Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums

“Blocks allows us to focus on content production without constantly having to reinvent the wheel. For example, using displays for special events and repurposing content as needed. A standardized and reliable system makes our infrastructure less vulnerable compared to using several disparate systems.”

TOVE FRAMBÄCK
Head of Exhibitions Unit
Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums

“The sculptures make no sound, yet speak many languages.”

Credits

The Vasa Museum is produced and copyrighted by the Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums, all rights reserved. Video and images shown above may not be redistributed or reused elsewhere.

"Up Close" Concept and Design: Expology

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