Tag: Exhibit: Design & the Olympic Winter Games

Gold Medal Looks: The Style Behind the Stars and Stripes

Among the many unforgettable moments of the Olympic Games, the Opening Ceremony continues to capture the world’s attention. It marks the beginning of the competition with a mesmerizing mix of pageantry, performance, and national pride. At the heart of it all is the Parade of Nations, where athletes from each country march into the stadium… Read more »

Staff Media Pick: A Century of Olympic Posters

A photograph of the Lake Placid Olympic Museum's Olympic Art Exhibit. The left wall is decorated in a montage of Winter Olympic Posters throughout history. The middle ground has a glass of the Museum's collection of Olympic Torches, and the far right includes water colors from the 1980 Winter Olympics on display. Deep into the background of the image is the archway into The 1980 Games exhibit and a wall of hundreds of Olympic Pins from all over the world.

One of my favorite things inside the Museum is our poster wall. Full of bright colors and fun designs, I always enjoy pausing to find new details in the artwork. Each one is unique, and official posters often include elements that can be decoded by learning more about that country’s culture or understanding what was… Read more »

MANY: Giving Voice to Value

A photograph from the Lake Placid Olympic museum showing the separation between the end of The Third Olympic Winter Games exhibit and the start of the Olympic Art exhibit. In the foreground on the right is a display of old wooden skis, poles, and helmet behind glass. On the left is a large mural of a man skiing down a snowy surface from Team USA during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. In the middle of the picture stretching into the distance and behind the wall of the 1932 Olympic Games, is a black wall that reads "Design and the Olympics" with a brightly colored montage of dozens of Winter Olympic Posters.

Founded in 1962, the Museum Association of New York (MANY) helps shape a better future for museums and museum professionals by uplifting best practices and building organizational capacity through advocacy, training, and networking opportunities. Every year, MANY hosts a multi-day conference for museum professionals to continue their education in the career field. A different conference… Read more »