The world’s only museum dedicated entirely to Freddie Mercury, built inside the childhood home of Farrokh Bulsara on Shangani Street, Stone Town. This is where it all started.
Born Farrokh Bulsara on 5th of September 1946, the museum is located in the very house where he spent his latter childhood years. It tells his story from the beginning: his roots in Zanzibar’s Stone Town, his Zoroastrian heritage, his schooling in Panchgani, India, and the journey that took him from these streets to the stages of the world’s greatest arenas.
Step inside the very house where Freddie Mercury spent his earliest years in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
Explore rare photographs and personal memorabilia tracing his path from Zanzibar to global stardom.
View images loaned by Queen Productions Ltd., capturing every stage of his extraordinary life.
Mercury House Shangani Street Stone Town, Zanzibar Tanzania
Open daily: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
The world’s first museum dedicated to Freddie Mercury, in the childhood home where his story began, on Shangani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar.
Mercury House, Shangani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar
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