Guitars – the Museum, Guitar museum in downtown Umeå, Sweden
The museum displays over 500 electric guitars from the 1950s and 1960s, along with bass guitars and amplifiers in a former school building.
The museum opened in January 2014 during the celebration of Umeå as the European Capital of Culture, receiving municipal funding of 2.4 million Swedish crowns.
Brothers Mikael and Samuel Åhdén have collected these instruments since the 1970s, including rare pieces like the 1958 Gibson Flying V and 1950 Fender Broadcaster.
Located at Skolgatan 59, the museum offers guided tours twice daily at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, with admission fees of 195 SEK for adults.
The collection represents one of the largest privately owned guitar exhibitions globally, housed in a brick building from 1904 that previously served as Vasaskolan.
Location: Umeå Municipality
Inception: 2014
Official opening: 2014
Address: Vasagatan 18-20 903 28
Website: http://guitarsthemuseum.com
GPS coordinates: 63.82705,20.26628
Latest update: March 12, 2025 16:41
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