ABBA: The Museum

ABBA The Museum is a Swedish interactive exhibition about the pop band ABBA that opened in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2013.[1] ABBA's collected works are showcased in a contemporary, interactive setting at Djurgården, Stockholm.

ABBA The Museum
Location within Stockholm Municipality
Established7 May 2013 (2013-05-07)
LocationDjurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates59°19′30″N 18°5′47″E
TypeInteractive exhibition
OwnerPolar Music International
Public transit accessTram, bus, taxi, ferry/boat, or walking
Nearest parkingNone
Websiteabbathemuseum.com

ABBA The Museum is, despite its name, not a museum because it has no collections,[2] does not conduct research and is for-profit.[3] It is not a member of either Swedish ICOM[4] or Riksförbundet Sveriges museer.[5]

History
The plans for ABBA the Museum were launched by Ewa Wigenheim-Westman and Ulf Westman on 28 November 2006.

Plans for a dedicated to an ABBA exhibition in Stockholm, inspired by the Beatles museum in Liverpool, England, were first announced by founders Ulf Westman and Ewa Wigenheim-Westman in 2006. The exhibition was expected to open in 2008. Organizers estimated it would draw half a million visitors annually.[6] The exhibition was to be located in the former main customs building in Stockholm harbor. After several years of financial issues the project was abandoned in 2009, and the building was instead set to hold a new contemporary photography exhibition, called Fotografiska.[7]

New plans for a permanent ABBA exhibition were announced on 3 October 2012. The exhibition in Stockholm, called "ABBA The Museum", is the permanent home for the traveling ABBAWORLD exhibit that toured Europe and Australia in 2009–2011, and houses stage costumes donated by the band members. There are also several interactive audio and video stations that allow visitors to perform the band's music. The exhibition is located in a building near the Gröna Lund theme park on the island of Djurgården.[1]

Exhibits
The exhibits include the dolls representing the band members used in a music video.

Exhibits at the museum include:

  • Benny's Piano – A self-playing piano which is linked to Benny's own piano in his home, so plays when he does.
  • Waterloo – A section, made out to look like Brighton in at the time of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest has a collection of many items from that fateful event.
  • The Polar Studio – A recreation of the studio in which ABBA recorded most of their later music, you can see many items used in the studio.
  • The Folkpark – The recreation of the site ABBA first met.
  • Audio Guides – An Audio Guided tour, written by Catherine Johnson, the writer of the screenplay for Mamma Mia!
  • Ring Ring – A special phone that only the four members of ABBA know the number to.
  • Wax statue of ABBA in their 1979 tour costumes
  • Main entrance of ABBA The Museum
  • Interior of the main welcome center of ABBA The Museum
  • Recreation of Polar Studios
  • Mannequins wearing ABBA's well-known outfits that accompanied their album Waterloo.
  • Recreation of ABBA's makeup room
  • Gallery of ABBA's record certifications from various countries
  • Exhibit of Björn Ulvaeus's 'Malmberg' guitar.
  • Marketing at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
  • Marketing at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

See also

References
  1. "ABBA Museum to Open in Sweden". The New York Times. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. Amina Adelai. "Vikingaliv slår upp portarna", svt.se, 28 april 2017. Åtkomst den 28 april 2017.
  3. Sara Kristoffersson in "Kulturnyheterna" (at 2 min 30 sek) 18.10 Sveriges Television den 28 juni 2016.
  4. "Institutionella medlemmar", icomsweden.se. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. "Medlemsförteckning", sverigesmuseer.se. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. "See that girl, watch that scene at the ABBA museum". CBC News. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  7. LaBarre, Suzanne. "ABBA Fans Shed a Tear for Stockholm's New Photography Museum". Fast Company. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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