WIZZ MAGAZINE
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T H E B UZ Z
Nearly 40 years after they
hit the big-time, Stockholm
opens an Abba museum
Sweden is finally celebrating
its most famous export, as
the Abba Museum opens in
Djurgarden,
Stockholm,
on 7
May. One of the biggest bands
of the 1970s, Abba followed
their Eurovision smash
Waterloo
with classics such as
Dancing
Queen, Mamma Mia
,
Knowing
Me, Knowing You
and
Thank
You for the Music
.
Curator Ingmarie Halling
drew on her memories of
working with the band. “We’ve
made it feel like you’re walking
in the band’s footsteps,” she
explains. “You come into the
office, into the studio, the
stage, and the dressing room.
It’s like a film documentary,
made into an exhibition.”
abbathemuseum.com
A Trip down Melody Lane:
Other Musical Museums
●
The Beatles Story
Head to Liverpool’s Albert
Docks to hear about the Fab
Four’s rise, with replicas of the
Cavern Club and Abbey Road
Studios.
beatlesstory.com
●
Rock’n’Pop Museum
Based in Gronau, 90 minutes
from Dortmund, this includes
memorabilia from Marlene
Dietrich, Jimi Hendrix and The
Who’s Pete Townsend. Once
a month it stages a gig, too.
rock-popmuseum.com
●
The British Music
Experience
Oasis’ Union Jack guitar and
the Spice Girls’ Union Jack
miniskirt are Britpop items at
the iconic O2 arena in London,
Greenwich. A retrospective
on The Jam begins in May.
britishmusicexperience.com
Ever left something behind
on your travels because you
just couldn’t be bothered
lugging it all the way back
home? We’ll bet it was never
as big as a 20ft sea container,
of which many are abandoned
having transported goods
to the port of Antwerp. Well,
not anymore. Inspired by trendy
retail “pop up”, Sleeping Around
is a hotel pop-up that recycles
these wayward carriers by
converting them into luxurious
hotel rooms. Now don’t expect a
gutted out, makeshift affair.
Instead, think mod-cons: rain
showers, high-quality linen, iPod
docking stations, air conditioning
and box-spring beds. There’s even
a sauna container for your holiday
pleasure. Locations change
constantly (at time of press it
could be found in Antwerp,
just a 40-minute drive from
Brussels
)
so keep up-to-date
at
sleepingaround.eu
Thank Them for the Music
A ROOM WITH A SEA VIEW
PHOTO BY ANDERS HANSER
