ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 5|12 pages
Rugby, reconciliation, and post-apartheid public memory
From the South African Rugby Museum to the Springbok Experience
chapter 7|13 pages
The Silverstone Interactive Museum and British motor sport heritage
Vroom with a view
chapter 9|13 pages
Establishing everyday edutainment experiences within glocal sports stadiums
Selfies from the sidelines
chapter 10|14 pages
A visitor-focused approach to sports museums and sports halls of fame
Symbiosis in diversity
chapter 12|14 pages
Piquing public curiosity and critical intrigue in athletic performance
Sport in science museums
chapter 13|15 pages
A strange love for smelly objects
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the sports museum
