Earlier this year, Reason became part of the permanent exhibition Drömlandet at Tekniska Museet, Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. The exhibition celebrates 150 years of Swedish technological innovation, and we’re proud to see Reason represented as part of that story, alongside other amazing Swedish music tech brands like Teenage Engineering.
This project has been in the works since 2024 and it’s been a huge labor of love for our team, so we’re very happy that it’s finally open and ready to be explored.
In the installation, visitors can step up to a large, live Reason Rack and use custom hardware controllers to experiment with iconic Reason devices including Kong and Europa. It was designed to be playful, intuitive, and accessible, whether you’ve spent decades producing music or have never opened a DAW before.
For us, this is about more than having Reason in a museum. It’s a recognition of the role Reason Studios has played in helping shape modern music production. From ReBirth and ReCycle to Reason itself, our software helped move music-making away from expensive, specialized studio hardware and onto the computers people already owned, making powerful creative tools available to a much wider group of musicians and producers.
There’s also space to tell the bigger story: how Reason helped make music production more accessible, opened new creative possibilities for producers around the world, and became part of the sound of different genres and generations. The video below plays within the installation to give people an overview of Reason’s story.
For everyone who has made music with Reason over the years, this milestone belongs to you too. The software’s history is inseparable from the artists, producers, hobbyists, and experimenters who have used it to make something of their own.
If you’re in Stockholm, you can experience the exhibition at Tekniska Museet now. Reason is set to remain part of it for the next 15 years!
