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ABBA The Museum

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

ABBA The Museum

249 to 329 SEK (online)
ABBA The Museum
4.6

Rating

 4.6/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Very good and detailed overview of the band history and heritage
  • Many original items in display
  • Interactive and entertaining

Flyctory.com Cons

  • Potentially long lines, despite timed tickets
  • High price, esp. during peak season

Even though there are so many great music acts from Sweden, one beats them all. Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Frida Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus changed the music industry between 1972 and 1982. In 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest. Thus, it is not that surprising that Stockholm honors their domestic music legends with ABBA The Museum. Here is my review.

 

ABBA The Museum – Location & Admission

ABBA The Museum is located on the islands Djurgarden in the East of the city center of Stockholm. The island features a lot of key touristic attractions. For example, you are just minutes away from the amusement park Gröna Lund, the amazing Vasa Museum, the open air museum Skansen, the Nordic Museum (Nordiska Museet) and many more spots worth a visit. The easiest way getting there is tram line 7. The stop Gröna Lund is more or less just across the street. Alternatively, you can use bus 67 to the same stop. Both operate from city center. A more fancy and picturesque way getting there are public transport ferries. Ferry 80 as well as Ferry 82 stop at Allmänna gränd. There is a bistro next to the museum.

The ABBA Museum is opening daily. During the peak summer months (June to mid-August), you can visit from 9:00 to 20:00. The shortest opening times are from September to April, 10:00 to 18:00. Prices vary by season and range from 249 SEK (roughly 22 EUR) to 329 SEK online. They are fixed to a 30 minute entry time slot. Despite holding a ticket, you should expect lines before you enter the museum. Excluding a potential waiting time, you should expect a visiting time of at least 90 minutes. If you are an ABBA fan, you might easily spend two hours or more.

 

ABBA The Museum – The Visit

The exhibition of the spreads over two levels underneath the main building. You first enter the smaller first lower floor, which features services (see below) as well as the temporary exhibition. During our visit, this exhibition was about the ABBA Voyage show in London. Despite the space is rather limited, you learned quite a lot about the hologram show. From costumes to how they planned the theater and did the motion capturing, there were various aspects about it. Already in this smaller space, you see that the museum is supported by the band and holds a lot of original items. An audio guide is available, but we felt it is not necessary to enjoy the music museum.

Main Exhibition

After visiting this first part, you head into the main exhibition of ABBA The Museum. It features the whole history of the band, starting with Björn and Benny’s meeting and their success at the first bands, Hooteanny Singers and Hep Stars. They ran into Frida and Agnetha in the late 1960’s and collaborated in different formations, before they had their first gig as a quartet in 1970. Of course, the museum also has a certain focus on their way to the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, when Europe fell in love with ABBA performing Waterloo. In this part of the exhibition, you also run into the famous red telephone. Only the four band members have its phone numbers – and from time to time, they really call it and randomly talk to visitors of the museum. You learn about many organizational topics around ABBA as well and see original studio settings, their touring plans or how their stage outfits were made and maintained. Again, there is a vast number of original exhibits, leading to an impressing visit.

However, the museum is not just about informing people and blasting you with original items. There are also a lot of interactive displays. From mixing songs, karaoke, dancing with holograms or a silent disco, there are numerous ways to get in touch with their music. In later parts, you can check out all their golden and platinum records and their releases or stroll through original stage costumes. The exhibition also tells you personal stories, which finally lead to the break-up of the band. In one of the last parts, you learn about the heritage of the band. This includes the musical, but also the solo works of the band members like Björn’s musical Chess. I spent quite a lot of time in that section. This part also praises the relationship of ABBA and their fans, which are still very active and supportive until today.

 

 

ABBA The Museum – Services

The museum is well structured and organized. Lining up before getting in, first in front of the museum and then before getting into the temporary exhibition is bothering. The museum drives a gift shop, featuring all kinds of merchandise as well as ABBA musical releases. The temporary exhibition space level also features toilets and lockers, which are very handy, especially in colder times, as it allows you to store your backpacks and jackets.

 

ABBA The Museum – My View

ABBA are a key act of pop music history. The museum and the band set up a great, interactive place to learn about the story. Thereby, the museum is not glorifying the band, it also tells about the darker times. I especially liked the heritage part. The lines, despite having timed tickets, are bothering. Nonetheless, it is a place you definitely should visit when you are in the Swedish capital, despite the rather high ticket price.

 

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