ABBA the Museum is the planned official museum of the Swedish pop group ABBA

ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...

, located in Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden

Sweden

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. The museum is currently under construction with an original scheduled opening of spring 2009 that has been delayed to 2010.

History

Ewa Wigenheim-Westman and Ulf Westman, the two entrepreneurs behind the museum, were inspired to create an ABBA-themed museum after visiting the Beatles museum

The Beatles Story

The Beatles Story is a visitor attraction dedicated to the leading 1960s group The Beatles. It is based in Albert Dock, Liverpool, England.- Description :...

 in Liverpool

Liverpool

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, England

England

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. It took the pair two years to convince the members of ABBA that creating a museum would be a good idea.

The couple announced their plans for the museum on November 11, 2006.

On May 22, 2007, the founders announced the official site has been chosen for the museum. The 6,500-square-metre museum will be located in a renovated warehouse on the south quay of central Stockholm, walking distance across from the Gröna Lund amusement park

Gröna Lund

Tivoli Gröna Lund or Grönan is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on the seaward side of the Djurgården island and is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly due to its central location, which limits expansion. Gröna Lund is a popular venue for concerts during...

. Four months later, in September, architects Peter Ullstad and Patrick Rehnberg were chosen to design the attraction.

ABBA the Museum was previously expected to open June 3, 2009, with tickets on sale as of March 2008. The founders estimate that once the museum opens its doors, it will attract half a million visitors per year.

Museum experience

The museum will house artifacts pertaining to the group such as their clothes, instruments, gold records
, as well as a café and the largest ABBA shop in the world.

ABBA the Museum will make use of the latest interactive technology, which will allow visitors of all ages to relive the group's history and to also sing and dance along with ABBA music. Upon entering the museum, visitors will follow ABBA history in a linear manner, starting with the members' individual careers and ending with their break-up in 1983.
ABBA themselves have said jointly they feel the site "will be a fun and swinging museum to visit."