Sport in Museums

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.

• 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