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 Information |
| Address |
Deutsches Sport- und Olympia–Museeum
Rheinauhafen 1 • 50678 Köln |
| Phone |
02 21/3 36 09-0 |
| Fax |
02 21/3 36 09-99 |
| E-Mail |
info@sportmuseum-koeln.de |
| Internet |
www.sportmuseum.info |
| Business Hours |
Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Sat., Sun. 11a.m.-7 p.m., Mon. closed |
| Prices in Euro |
€ 5.- / 2.50. Reduced prices for groups € 4.50 (12 pers.) and with KölnWelcomeCard. |
| Remarks |
Guided tours, sporting events on the flat roof of the museum.
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One of Cologne's newest museums offers pure sport.
The Olympic Games from 1936 to 1972 are vividly documented, and individual objects donated by famous sportsmen and women such as Boris Becker and Zapotek provide the visitor with interesting highlights. The collection pieces, which to date have been in storage, promise interesting rotating exhibitions. A café and shop round off a visit to the "German Sport and Olympic Museum".
| 1982 |
The non-profit association, "Deutsches Sportmuseum e.V." was founded at the suggestion of Willi Daume, the former NOC president. |
| 1985 |
The city council offer Cologne as a museum location. |
| 1983-1996 |
Development of a collection inventory of almost 100,000 objects. |
| 1996 |
Signing of the contract for sale of the listed Customs and Storage Building 10 in the Cologne "Rheinauhafen" (harbour). |
| 1999 |
Building hand-over in the spring to the "Deutsches Sport- und Olympia-Museum e.V.". |
Only national sports museum; exhibitions on the social development of national, international and Olympic sports culture from classical antiquity to the present. Cologne’s highest sports-ground; Café and shop |
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