Sport in Museums
1st Edition
Published on 29. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-1-032-29093-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores, in breadth and depth, the role of sport in museums.
It surveys the history of sport in museums, including the growth in sport museums and halls of fame driven by major sports teams and sport organisations. The book considers the humanistic benefits of the promotion of sporting heritage within museums, and presents cases, museums stories and best practice from around the world.
Sport in Museums is essential reading for all students, researchers, curators, and historians with an interest in sport. It is also a useful resource for researchers and advanced students working in museum studies, heritage studies or cultural history.
It surveys the history of sport in museums, including the growth in sport museums and halls of fame driven by major sports teams and sport organisations. The book considers the humanistic benefits of the promotion of sporting heritage within museums, and presents cases, museums stories and best practice from around the world.
Sport in Museums is essential reading for all students, researchers, curators, and historians with an interest in sport. It is also a useful resource for researchers and advanced students working in museum studies, heritage studies or cultural history.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Illustrations
2 s/w Tabellen
2 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-29093-5 (9781032290935)
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Additional editions
Kevin Moore | John Hughson | Christian Wacker
Sport in Museums
E-Book
06/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.49
Available for download
Kevin Moore | John Hughson | Christian Wacker
Sport in Museums
E-Book
06/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.49
Available for download
Kevin Moore | John Hughson | Christian Wacker
Sport in Museums
Book
06/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
€206.40
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Persons
Kevin Moore is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum and founding Director of the National Football Museum (England).
John Hughson is Professor of Sport and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
Christian Wacker has been Director of the German Sports and Olympia Museum and the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum. He has also been responsible for the development of a museum academy at the University in Freiburg, Germany.
John Hughson is Professor of Sport and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
Christian Wacker has been Director of the German Sports and Olympia Museum and the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum. He has also been responsible for the development of a museum academy at the University in Freiburg, Germany.
Content
Introduction: Sport and Museums, 1. The Material Culture of Sport: Part 1, 2. The Material Culture of Sport: Part 2, 3. Sports Collections: Artifacts, Memorabilia, and More, 4. The Role of a National Sport Museum: An Ambitious Balancing Act, 5. Rugby, Reconciliation and Post-Apartheid Public Memory: From the South African Rugby Museum to the Springbok Experience, 6. Understanding Sport Museums in the Digital Age, 7. The Silverstone Interactive Museum and British Motor Sport Heritage: Vroom with a View, 8. The China Sports Museum: Its Past, Present and Future, 9. Establishing Everyday Edutainment Experiences within Glocal Sports Stadia: "Selfies from the Sidelines", 10. A Visitor-Focused Approach to Sports Museums and Sports Halls of Fame: Symbiosis in Diversity, 11. Sporting Heritage in the UK, 12. Piquing Public Curiosity and Critical Intrigue in Athletic Performance: Sport in Science Museums, 13. A Strange Love for Smelly Objects: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sports Museum, 14. Best Practice in Sports Museums and Sport in Museums