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" IKEA fans, we&amp;#039;ve got some good news and some bad news for you. First, the good: IKEA is opening a new 38,000-square-foot space filled with its most iconic products. The bad? You can&amp;#039;t buy them.\u00A0 Allow us to explain. The powerhouse home furnishing\u00A0company just announced it will open its very own IKEA Museum June 30 in \u00C4lmhult, Sweden, inside the first store that opened there in 1958. According to a company press release, the exhibits will tell\u00A0stories of the company&amp;#039;s longest-serving products such as the KLIPPAN sofa or the BILLY bookcase, showing guests\u00A0how customers from different countries around the world\u00A0personalize the furniture.   The museum will also showcase artifacts\u00A0and trivia from throughout the company&amp;#039;s 73-year\u00A0history, including &amp;quot;period rooms&amp;quot; that feature\u00A0archived IKEA furniture and accessories.\u00A0 Inside the four-level museum, guests will also\u00A0find a temporary exhibit that currently\u00A0focuses on life in and around the kitchen, a 140-seat restaurant\u00A0and even educational programs (personally, we&amp;#039;d like to start with how to pronounce some of IKEA&amp;#039;s notoriously tricky product names).  A possible\u00A0reason for the museum?\u00A0In recent years, IKEA has attempted to increase its design credibility, attract more customers, and dispel any stereotypes that the brand sells cheap, mass-produced pieces.\u00A0There is also a push to turn the southeast Swedish town of \u00C4lmhult into a tourist destination, with IKEA even overhauling and growing its hotel in the town to fit more guests, according to Co.Design. If you care to be one of them, the museum will be open every day from 10 am to 7 pm. See more photos of the space below.\u00A0          h/t: Co.Design "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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