German Sports and Olympic Museum

The country Germany has a rich tradition of sports. The only National sports museum in Germany is situated in an old customs and storage hall in the port of Rheinau. The German Sports And Olympic Museum in Cologne is the youngest museum in the cathedral city but on the basis of its treasures it is the richest.

  -   Area:

The total nmuseum stands on nearly around 2000 square meters it offers the visitor a tota & fascinatingly atmosphere of sports.

  -   History:
  -   1982:Deutsches Sport Museum was founded at the suggestion of Willli Daume, former NOC President
  -   1985:The City Council offer Cologne as a museum location
  -   1983-96:Development of a collection inventory of almost 1,000,000 objects
  -   1996:signing of the contract
  -   1999:Building handoverin the spring to the Deutsche sport & Olympia Museum

  -   Donation:

Famous sportsperson like Boris Becker & Zapotek donated their individual objects.

  -   Collection:

This museum has a huge worthy collection.They are categorized such as
  -   Clothing
  -   Sports equipment
  -   Medals
  -   Document
  -   Prize
  -   Art posters
  -   Graphics

  -   Various types of sports:

The visitor can enjoy here various types of games-the Greek athletics of the ancient time, the German gymnastics movement & of course the English sports.

  -   Viewershow:

As the Olympic game was held in Berlin(1936) & Munich(1972),here the visitors can go through an elaborate coverage of those events.

  -   Viewer's part:

Here is enogh scope for the visitors to take active part in the sports.

  -   Exhibition:

Here the visitor can see the exhibition. But the most important thing is that the exhibits are changed regularly. There is also the chance to visualize the current topics. The visitor gets the news of both national & international sports.

The German sports & Olympia Museum in Cologne with its historical atmosphere, modern technology & treasured collection, must be visited.