“Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life...
(Olympic Charter – Fundamental Principle 1)
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Tokyo 2020Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 premieres at the Festival de Cannes
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Tokyo 2020Tokyo 2020 Official Film selected for the Festival de Cannes
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IOC NewsWorks from “Olympism Made Visible” to be presented at international art photography fair in Italy
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Culture and heritage“Riding the Olympic Wave” at The Olympic Museum
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Culture and heritageBeijing 2022 Official Film director Lu Chuan says a feeling of power, passion and positivity is coming together
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Culture and heritageInspirational athletes and milestone moments that will tell the story of Beijing 2022 at The Olympic Museum
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Culture and heritageThe serenity of painting works as a perfect counterfoil to the thrill of speed for Olympian Artist Ye Qiaobo
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Culture and heritageOlympian Artist Gao Min paints happy fish, representing athletes from five continents coming together for the Olympic Games
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Beijing 2022“Practice makes perfect, in photography and art,” says Olympian artist Chris Coleman
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Beijing 2022Self-discovery through art and sport for Olympian artist Kader Klouchi
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Beijing 2022From martial arts to visual arts, Olympian artist Neil Eckersley’s classic underdog story
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Beijing 2022Olympian artist Cameron Myler brings the athlete’s mindset from luge to law and art
Heritage
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The IOC’s patrimonial collections are managed by the Heritage Unit. This includes the acquisition, preservation, restoration, documentation, study and securing the availability for internal and external partners of 90,000 artefacts, 650,000 photographs, 45,000 hours of videos, 8,800 hours of sound documents and 1.5km of archives.
The Olympic Museum
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The Olympic Museum is a destination and a content creator, as product are distributed by the cultural hub.
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne (Switzerland) (TOM) is the essential storyteller for the Olympic idea. The Museum is not about a collection, it is about an idea: Olympism. Its vocation is to let people discover the Olympic Movement, witnessing its essential contribution to society, and to transmit the Olympic values beyond the celebration of the Games and competitions.
History, culture, design, technology and sociology are some of the themes addressed beyond sport, in turn reflecting the richness and diversity of Olympism.
Arts and Culture
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The Olympic Studies Centre
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The IOC Olympic Studies Centre is the world source of reference for Olympic knowledge. Its mission is to share this knowledge with professionals and researchers by providing information, giving access to its unique archive and library collections, enabling research and promoting dialogue between the academic community and the Olympic Movement.
The Studies Centre collaborates with a network of academics and university-based Olympic Studies Centres around the globe and funds Olympic-related research via two grant programmes.
Olympic Agora
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Culture & Education Hub
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The Culture & Education Hub is the first point of contact to facilitate Olympic Culture and Education initiatives.
Our mission is to raise awareness of Olympic history and values by providing support and inspiration to cultural and educational institutions to develop and put in place their cultural and educational projects.
Do you need any assistance with the ideas, design, content or implementation of your programme?
Communities
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