About ABBA The Museum
ABBA The Museum opened to the public on 7th May 2013, and is located on the picturesque Djurgården island, between the Liljevalchs museum and the Gröna Lund amusement park. ABBA is Sweden’s most successful band, with global sales of more than 378 million. ABBA The Museum presents a comprehensive view of the group, from their formation in the late ‘60s, their breakthrough with Waterloo in 1974, the major world tours, up until their split in 1982. Since then, ABBA have lived on through Björn and Benny’s continued musical collaboration, both outside the context of the group and through the Mamma Mia! musical, which created a revival for the group’s music. And the interest in ABBA is ever-growing: in 2013, it was announced that ABBA GOLD is the best-selling CD of all time in England.
The visit to the museum starts with a film by Jonas Åkerlund, which is shown in a 180 degree cinema room .The visitor will then continue to the Gamleby folkpark, which symbolises the start of the members’ careers in the ’60s. The exhibition continues through Brighton in 1974, the song writing cabin on the Viggsö island, Stig Anderson’s office, Owe Sandström’s tailor studio, concert arenas the world over, Björn and Agnetha’s kitchen, and the legendary Polar Music Studio. And the visitor is accompanied by Björn, Agnetha, Frida, and Benny, who tell the story of the ABBA years in the museum audio guide. The manuscript for the audio guide has been produced in collaboration with Catherine Johnson, who wrote the Mamma Mia! manuscript.
Tickets are available at abbathemuseum.com and at ABBA The Museum’s ticket partner SJ, sj.se. ABBA The Museum is a part of Swedish Music Hall of Fame.
