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.

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Sport in Museums: Curious Connections?
1 The material culture of sport: part 1
2 The material culture of sport: part 2
3 Sports collections: artefacts, memorabilia, and more
4 The role of a national sports 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 sports 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 stadiums: 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
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