Avicii Experience Explained
Avicii Experience is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden. It is built in the memory of Swedish music producer Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, to exhibit his work.
History
After Bergling's death from suicide in 2018, his parents visited ABBA The Museum, an interactive museum dedicated to ABBA. They decided that a similar museum could work as a tribute to him.[1] Bergling's parents wanted to give fans a place to remember and celebrate the work of their late son and learn about his process for creating music.
On 9 June 2020, it was announced that an Avicii Tribute Museum would open in Stockholm in the summer of 2021.[2] The renamed Avicii Experience was opened in February 2022 by Prince Carl Phillip and Princess Sofia, alongside Bergling's father Klas, in Space Stockholm, a new digital culture centre near Sergels torg.[3] [4] [5] The museum was co-founded by Per Sundin.
Features
The museum features reconstructions of Bergling's childhood bedroom and Los Angeles mansion. It also includes recordings of Avicii's most popular work and the ability to remix the songs, as well as unreleased music. The interactive museum also includes exhibitions from various stages in Bergling's life, including a simulation of the high paced lifestyle he experienced before his retirement from touring in 2016, which are designed to give visitors an understanding of the health issues Bergling faced. The exhibitions are also dedicated to raising the awareness of mental health problems in young people and the wider music industry.[6] [7] Part of the profits from the museum go to the Tim Bergling Foundation.
Notes and References
- News: West-Knights . Imogen . March 10, 2022 . Remembering Avicii by Stepping Into His Bewildering World . .
- Bain . Katie . 9 June 2020 . Avicii Tribute Museum to Open in Stockholm in 2021 . . en . 12 August 2020 . 23 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923132401/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/dance/9398818/avicii-tribute-museum-opening-2021 . live .
- Web site: Yopko . Nick . Swedish Royalty Inaugurate the Avicii Experience Museum In Stockholm . 10 March 2022 . EDM.com – The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . 25 February 2022 . en . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310122340/https://edm.com/news/avicii-experience-museum-opening-february-2022 . live .
- News: Davies . Tracey . 5 March 2022 . The winner takes it all: will Stockholm's Abba museum or Avicii experience triumph? . en . . live . 10 March 2022 . https://archive.today/20220305070752/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-winner-takes-it-all-will-stockholms-abba-museum-or-avicii-experience-triumph-2rbjlrj9m . 5 March 2022 . 0140-0460.
- Bain . Katie . 25 February 2022 . Take a Tour of Stockholm's Newly Opened Avicii Experience Tribute Museum . 10 March 2022 . Billboard . en-US . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310120836/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/avicii-museum-stockholm-avicii-experience-tribute-sweden-1235036135/ . live .
- News: 28 February 2022 . Avicii fans touched by 'emotional' museum in Stockholm . en-GB . BBC News . 10 March 2022 . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310120812/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-60557499 . live .
- Web site: Sweden honors star DJ Avicii with museum . 10 March 2022 . . en-GB . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310070601/https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-honors-star-dj-avicii-with-museum/a-60889922 . live .
