Abba The Museum!

ABBA the Mueum has been inwards the plant for years (rumours, alter inwards venue, touring exhibition, etc;) hence the opening on May seventh was greatly anticipated. You mightiness wonder why I waited a span of weeks to take in as well as study on such a pop novel add-on to Stockholm. Well, I wanted to allow the opening hysteria decease downward a bit... plus, I was given a "special" tour past times museum curator Ingmarie Halling (a perk of beingness the concierge at the Rival Hotel) which made the facial expression worthwhile.

"Walk in, trip the lite fantastic out" is the tag work for the novel museum, dedicated to the Swedish pop super-group ABBA, as well as it doesn't disappoint! To last honest, I had some concerns beforehand that the museum would exclusively last of involvement to hardcore ABBA fans. But it actually is a lot of fun as well as everyone volition last able to taste it... whether you lot are vii or 77, a fan or simply get got fond memories of their music. 

Waterloo success at Eurovision

Entrance to the museum is through the gift shop, which is argue plenty to visit. ABBA memorbilia similar t-shirts, tote bags, posters, pins, magnets, postcards as well as jewellery fill upwards the store as well as it was fun to browse. Be aware that the museum does non bring whatsoever cash... simply credit or debit cards! The museum itself is located underground, 2 floors downward to last exact. Visitors are get-go shuttled through a room where they are introduced to the band inwards the shape of an IMAX type theater as well as bombarded alongside images, music as well as audio bytes. I imagine that this type of entrance is designed to infinite visitors out... dividing them upwards into smaller groups. 

If this telephone rings... answer it for a surprise!

Exiting the theatre, visitors motion on into a room dedicated to the pre-ABBA careers of the 4 members. It is a squeamish window on Swedish music civilization of the 1960's when folk as well as stone bands would tour the province as well as perform inwards folkparks. Moving on inwards the museum are rooms dedicated to the band's formation as well as early on success inwards Eurovision. Visitors hence larn to run into bits as well as pieces of the lives of the grouping members during ABBA's heyday. The museum accomplishes this past times recreating rooms which were of import to the group... similar the recording studio, Björn's summertime cottage, Agneta's kitchen, their dressing room when they were on tour as well as more.

Replica of Björn's summertime cottage, where they wrote many of the songs.

Finally... the crown precious stone of the museum (for many): the phase clothes! In a circular room, the clothes get got been placed inwards curved cases inwards concentric circles alongside the outer walls covered alongside thousands of album covers from all over the world. The cases are quite narrow which way that you lot larn rattling unopen to the clothes as well as tin taste the amazing item work. Even the nigh blasé visitors volition recognize the outfits from their music videos as well as concert performances... rattling iconic!

Stage clothes on display.

The museum is rattling high-tech as well as interactive. Visitors larn the chance to tape a song, trip the lite fantastic inwards a 70' discotheque, scroll through Björn's father's scrapbook (a treasure trove), last business office of an ABBA video, perform on phase alongside the grouping (present inwards the shape of holograms) as well as much more! Very hands-on as well as fun for the children every bit well. 

Perform on phase alongside the hologram ABBAs.

After the band's heyday? The break-up of the band as well as their marriages follows of course, afterward which visitors go out through a corridor that gives a nod to the Mamma Mia musical. But that isn't the destination of the experience! After leaving the museum, visitors come inwards the Swedish Music Hall of Fame. Swedish pop music is much, much to a greater extent than than ABBA as well as visitors larn to bring an interactive tour through the music catalogue of the past times 80+ years... really remarkable how such a modest province (population wise) has left such a large imprint on earth music.

Album covers from unopen to the world.

The museum is located on the isle of Djurgården as well as is rattling slow to larn to from the Rival Hotel. There are regular ferries (Djurgårdsfärjan) which go betwixt Slussen, a 10 infinitesimal walk from the hotel, as well as Djurgården... as well as the trip takes simply nine minutes. Tickets for the museum toll 195 SEK (90 SEK for children 8 as well as younger) as well as tin & should last purchased inwards advance on their website. While this may audio similar a lot of money, recall that the museum is a rattling interactive, high-tech sense as well as you lot definitely larn your money's worth. As I mentioned before, the museum accepts no cash. If you lot don't get got a credit or debit card, the best pick is to buy the tickets at the key prepare station ticket counter... which accepts cash.