Mountain Studios is now an exhibition-museum dedicated to Queen

In addition to faithfully recreating the ambience of the era, the main room of this exhibition is packed with personal effects belonging to Freddie Mercury and Queen, including numerous stage outfits made by his faithful costume designer Diana Moseley, as well as handwritten letters and photos from the period.

Also on display are various musical instruments, including John Deacon's bass, Roger Taylor's drums and a replica of Brian May's famous "Red Special" guitar, which he built himself in 1964 with the help of his father. Essentially created from recycled materials, Brian May spent just £17 on components to make this guitar, which would become world-famous.

The original studio control room has been faithfully reproduced. It is located in a small room at the back of the exhibition, and is open to the public. A reproduction of the famous original Neve console has been installed, allowing visitors to put themselves in David Richards' shoes and mix 4 of the band's hits (Made in Heaven, Mother Love, Bicycle Race and Invisible Man). This famous console, described at the time as the best console in the world, can now be found at the Svenska Grammofon Studion in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is still used for professional recordings. Also in the same room is the famous 24-track recorder from the Swiss brand Studer.

This control room holds countless precious memories. One of the most striking is that of Freddie Mercury's last recording, when he was seriously ill. It was in this room that he recorded Mother Love, a song that was released posthumously on Queen's last album, Made in Heaven, in 1995. Poignantly, a golden commemorative plaque has been installed on the floor, recalling the spot where the singer stood during this final vocal capture.

At the back of the main hall, hidden behind a discreet curtain, a small cinema is available for visitors and the curious, who can isolate themselves for a moment in a darkened room. This part of the exhibition shows several extracts from the famous documentary "Queen - Days of our Lives". First shown on BBC Two in May 2011, this two-part British documentary was directed by Matt O'Casey. It faithfully retraces the history of Queen and looks back on the highlights of the British quartet's career.

The exhibition Queen: The Studio Experience, managed by the Mercury Phoenix Trust, was created with the invaluable collaboration of Greg Brooks, Queen's official archivist. It chronologically presents all the albums recorded in Montreux, and is packed with previously unpublished archives and documents. It begins with the first album "Jazz", recorded in Montreux in 1978, and extends to the last posthumous album "Made in Heaven", recorded with Freddie's vocal parts before his death.


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