www.olympic.org - Site Officiel du Mouvement Olympique

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

Relive the excitement of previous Games through historical souvenirs and objects such as torches, medals and sports equipment

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN

The founding father of the modern Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement, Pierre de Coubertin was a contemplative man who reflected on the ideas and ideals of sport, education, art, culture and peace. It is these ideals that are taken to heart and reflected in the Museum.

SUMMER GAMES

Athens was host to the first modern Olympic Summer Games in 1896. Initially, the Olympic Games were a small, mainly European sports competition.

The Summer Games have since developed into the world's largest global sporting event. The 2000 Sydney Games saw 10.651 athletes, representing 199 countries, compete in 28 different sports. There were 300 events on the programme of the first Games of the New Millennium.

A collection of objets full of history:

WINTER GAMES

The first Olympic Winter Games took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France, under the modest title of "International Winter Sports Week".

It also had a modest participation of only 293 athletes from 17 countries. Now the Games have turned into a global winter sports competition.During the 2006 Torino Winter Games, 2,508 athletes from 80 National Olympic Committees participated.

A collection of objets full of history:

PHILATELIC AND NUMISMATIC AREA

Almost all of the Olympic Games have been bestowed with an artistic richness of stamps and coins from all over the world. For enthusiasts, they are cherished collectors items.

Here you can see part of the extensive philatelic and numismatic exhibition on display in the Museum.