Okay, I’ll admit it; I’m not actually THAT much of a ABBA fan. Mostly, I just really enjoy Mama Mia. This, I think is something many people can relate to.
Even as a passive ABBA fan, Stockholm’s ABBA Museum is something that should not be missed! I have been to dozens of the world’s most famous museums, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a better time than I did while visiting this exhibition.
There are a few ways to get to the museum with public transportation, but we elected to take Tram #7 to Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund. This stop lets you off right outside of the museum- which has to be intentional, right?
The line was fairly long when we arrived, so I highly recommend prebooking your ticket with a time slot to avoid waiting around forever. Fair warning: they will not let you wait on the line until your time slot has arrived.
If you arrive early, like we did, pop over to next door’s Backstage Bar for a drink. I can’t lie- we were delightfully tipsy by the time we go into the museum and it really added to the experience.
The main floor of the museum is a circular exhibition down a flight of stairs. It begins with a documentary style video that blasts ABBA’s discography, and we were having such a good time dancing and singing that one of the guards poked her head in and asked if we had been to the Silent Disco section.
I’m sure she wasn’t trying to tell us anything about our singing.
We hadn’t so she actually escorted us directly to the Disco room, which was at the back of the museum next to the famous hologram room.
To maximize your enjoyment of the museum, I suggest following in our footsteps and beelining straight to the holograms. This famous room allows you to get on stage with all four members of ABBA and sing along to one of two songs (Dancing Queen or Gimme Gimme Gimme).
The crowd of visitors can vary, but they enthusiastically cheered on my 30-second rendition of Dancing Queen. Don’t worry- no one can actually hear you, so just focus on enjoying the experience.
After doing our own performances and cheering on a few others, we headed next door to continue to the show in the Silent Disco.
Although these two were my favorites, there are so many other little interactive pieces in the museum. From singing in a recording booth to creating a digital pop icon version of yourself, we were entertained the whole day!
A significant portion of the museum also displays the many spectacular costumes of the group. I was taking style notes!
Keep an ear out for the legendary ABBA phone. All members of ABBA have the number for a functional telephone located in the museum. If you’re very, very lucky, it may ring during your visit and you’ll get to speak with one of the members! This last happened in April 2025, but you never know!
We’d booked one of the later tours, so we ended up staying until they kicked us out of the museum, trying to see as much as possible.
Don’t forget to stop by the museum gift shop! There are some real gems in there for fans.
Once we left the museum, we elected to take the ferry back to town and were greeted by a pretty spectacular sunset send off.
Not a bad way to spend an evening indeed!
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