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Celebration of the Olympics at the Museum

  • Post Date: 04/17/2018
  • Author: Erik Rebain, Registration student
  • Reading Time: 1 minute read

After the exciting events and noteworthy competition from this Olympic season, we can take this chance to look back and see how the museum celebrated previous Winter Olympic Games.

In 1980, when the Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York, a more than usual amount of interest was anticipated for the Games. An exhibit that showcased the Olympics of the past was presented, with medals and memorabilia donated from local Olympians as well as a large array of torches, flags, sculptures and photos.

  • yellow flyer with information on new exhibit on Olympics at World Heritage Museum
  • yellow flyer with schedule of the Winter Olympics at World Heritage Museum

But the museum staff didn’t stop there. As a way of engaging students and encouraging visits, the Games were broadcast live in the museum. Olympic stickers, pins and brochures were proffered up to entice students to come, along with free refreshments. Students, faculty and staff were able to sit and watch history unfold on-screen while surrounded by the memorabilia of Games gone by.

  • rectangular gold pin with impression of the Olympic rings and year 1980
  • gold pin with impression of the Olympic rings and year 1980, with white ribbon on the bottom
  • colored poster with flag of United States, a white flag with Olympics rings on it, titled Olympic winter games lake placid 1980
  • white badge with yellow border, sponsored by Dannon Yoghurt, a US Olympic committee supplier in 1980