What is the Australian Sports Museum?
The Australian Sports Museum is located inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground and celebrates Australia's sporting history. It features interactive exhibits, memorabilia and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
The museum opened in 2008 as the National Sports Museum and was later renamed the Australian Sports Museum after a major redevelopment. It is housed in the Olympic Stand at the MCG.
Exhibits cover sports including cricket, Australian rules football, horse racing, Olympic sports, boxing, tennis and more. Visitors can see historic objects such as Olympic medals, trophies and uniforms.
Interactive fun
The museum has interactive areas where visitors can test their skills in sports such as cricket, football, netball and wheelchair racing. These hands-on exhibits are popular with families and school groups.
It is home to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, which honors great Australian athletes, and to collections from the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Visitors can combine a museum visit with a guided tour of the MCG, which includes the members' areas, change rooms and the playing arena. The museum gives an insight into why sport is so important in Australian culture.
Did You Know?
The museum also displays items associated with the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, held at the MCG.