Olympic Museums Network

Founded on 7 September 2006 in Lausanne under the leadership of IOC Presidents Rogge and Samaranch and at the initiative of The Olympic Museum, the Olympic Museums Network (OMN) was established with 11 founding members, with the aim of finding ways of working together on useful synergies and joint projects to develop in order to improve quality and to share costs.

The idea is not to take the place of existing associations such as the ICOM (International Council of Museums), but rather to make a group of institutions with the same subject matter, the ultimate goal being to grow together and get united where possible in order to be stronger and more efficient, to create a unique platform for the global Olympic Movement.

Over the past 7 years, the network has helped in the acquisition market and in dealing with collections, exchanges, co-productions, educational programmes, publications and programmes for business development and attracts more than one million visitors a year, figure which could rise significantly however with big projects for new Olympic Museums and the potential creation of a “global platform” to reach not only physical visitors but also virtual visitors.

Mission

The Olympic Museums Network’s main objective is to increase the promotion of the values of Sport and the Olympism by:

1. Sharing information and best practices
2. Encouraging cooperation on common issues encountered by the members
3. Working on common projects, in particular in relation to exhibitions, educational programmes, events, collections management, communication and commercial development
4. Finding ways to work in common in order to improve the efficiency and achieve economies of scales to the benefit of the members of the network

Members of The Olympic Museums Network:

1. The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland

2. Musée Olympique et Sportif Algérien, Algeria

3. Sportimonium, Hofstade-Zemst, Belgium

4. Olympic Experience, Montreal, Canada

5. The Olympic Experience, Richmond, Canada

6. China Sports Museum, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

7. Nanjing Olympic Museum, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China

8. Samaranch Memorial, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

9. Tianjin Dagon Olympic Museum, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

10. Xiamen Olympic Museum, Xiamen, People’s Republic of China

11. Estonian Sports Museum, Tartu, Estonia

12. The Sports Museum Foundation of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

13. Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum, Köln, Germany

14. Athens Olympic Museum, Athens, Greece

15. Thessaloniki Olympic Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece

16. I.R. IRAN Museum, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

17. The Olympic Experience, Tel Aviv, Israel

18. Nagano Olympic Museum, Nagano, Japan

19. Sapporo Olympic Museum, Sapporo, Japan

20. Japan Olympic Museum, Japan

21. Seoul Olympic Museum, Seoul, Republic of Korea

22. PyeongChang Olympic Museum, Korea

23. Norwegian Olympic Museum, Lillehammer, Norway

24. Peruvian Olympic Museum, Lima, Peru

25. Museum of Sports and Tourism in Warsaw, Poland

26. Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, Doha, Qatar

27. Singapore Youth Olympic Museum, Singapore, Singapore

28. Slovak Olympic and Sports Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia

29. Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch, Barcelona, Spain

30. Gothenburg Sports Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden

31. United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs, USA

32. Lake Placid Olympic Museum, USA

33. Beijing Olympic Museum, CHN

34. Sport Museum of Santa Fe and Argentinian Olympic Sports Museum, ARG

General conditions to become a member of the Olympic Museums Network :

1. Compliance with ICOM / ACOM regulations and code of ethics
2. NOC Support
3. The Museum must be open to the public and operational
4. 25 % of the Museum must be dedicated to the Olympic Movement