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Sweden: ABBA museum opening postponed
A short press release on the official ABBA museum website informs fans from all over the world that the founders of the museum are forced to postpone the officcial opening of the museum, next summer, as Stora Tullhuset, the 100 year old warehouse that was supposed to house the band's items, has proven tougher to renovate than originally estimated.
Graeme Read, administrator of abbamail.com, the largest online ABBA fan community, is not convinced about the reasons of the delay though. He believes that there is a more complex reason for it which could possibly have to do with either the financing of the the project (ie luck of sufficient funding) or the failure of the company in charge to set a realistic timeline in the first place. "The stakes are high - for ABBA's legacy, for future sales of Universal ABBA product, for Mamma Mia! and, lastly, for those ABBA fans who desperately want an ABBA museum to exist. But if I was an ABBA fan who had already paid for airfare/accommodation, I would be very, very, very angry at the moment.", he concludes.
The organisers seem to have a more optimistic attitude towards the situation and they assure the fans that one way or another the ABBA museum will open its doors eventually: "All the original ABBA items have been collected, work on the interactive exhibition is ongoing, and we are working very hard, moving forward with the project. As a concept, ABBA the Museum is much bigger than temporary setbacks. So don't give up - we're not giving up!" they state.
More information about refunds for tickets and opening packages purchased will be communicated through the museum's website, here, in the weeks to follow.
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Mina
I see. I went by boat from Skiathos but I didn't see much of the island.
saw the "Mamma Mia" movie last week, but even though I spent two weeks in Skopelos once I didn't recognize the places in the film
That's because it wasn't all filmed in Skopelos. It was also filmed in Skiathos and Pelio (the last one isn't even an island). I suspect they 'mixed' the scenes so one scene could be in Skopelos, next in Skiathos and so on..that's why you couldn't recognize the places 
I look forward to the opening of the ABBA museum 
Mina
I saw the "Mamma Mia" movie last week, but even though I spent two weeks in Skopelos once I didn't recognize the places in the film.
There's gonna be an Abba museum!?
Oh I am SO going to Sweden!!!!!! 
I love Abba, I've always loved Abba and if I ever go to Sweden, that museum will be among the 1st places I visit
Robert Andresen - Don't you have anything better to do with your time than attack Mina on every article i've read today??? Your attempt to undermine her is a bit sad in my opinion 
I leave the next comment to Mina Carnation...
ALL GOOD THINGS FOR TOR THOSE WHO WAITS----
