ABBA and Viking Museums: Stockholm

Separate museums in Stockholm, Sweden dedicated to ABBA and to the Vikings are in the works.

If there are two things Sweden is famous for around the world, it has to be ABBA and the Vikings. So why aren’t there any museums in Stockholm dedicated to these world famous Swedish exports? Well, that is about to change…in the future.

Organizers of the planned ABBA Museum say that they will open their museum in Stockholm in 2008. The museum will feature costumes, instruments, and handwritten song lyrics. Until then, ABBA fans visiting Stockholm will have to satiate their desire for more ABBA at the ABBA permanent exhibition in Stockholm’s Music Museum (Musikmuseet). This exhibition also features costumes, instruments, and other ABBA memorabilia. The Music Museum is located at Nybroplan behind the Royal Dramatic Theatre at Sibyllegatan 2.

It is believed that the Vikings sailed from Sweden to Britain, Ireland, Russia, Turkey, and North America. They have been romanticized throughout time and there are many myths about their lifestyle and their exploits. The planned Viking Museum in Stockholm will examine those myths and compare them to the realities of Viking life. According to the Local, Sweden’s English language newspaper, organizers are probably four years away from getting any funding for the museum. The Viking Museum is expected to draw more tourists to Stockholm, the capital of their homeland.

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