Cologne's Olympic Museum

In honor of the Olympic Games starting today in Beijing, I thought it would be a good time to write about the Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum (German Sports & Olympics Museum). I haven't been there yet, but (unbeknownst to Kevin) I think we should plan to visit this Sunday.

This museum displays all kinds of national, international, and Olympic sporting memorabilia. The current special exhibit, address criticisms of the Olympic games. Some of the topics it addresses, as defined on the museum's Web site, include:

"Totally commercialized, questionable decisions, megalomania, political bias: Criticism of the Olympics is diverse, particularly before the Beijing Games. But is it justified?..."

Among the permanent collection are interactive exhibits, which I expect will make the museum more interesting to those who are not necessarily museum lovers (such as my husband).

For anyone interested in visiting, here are the necessary details:

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum
Rheinauhafen 1
Tel.: +49(0)221.336 09-0
www.sportmuseum-koeln.de

• Open: Tuesday to Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, closed Mondays
• Admission: EUR 5.00, EUR 2.50 with discount, family ticket EUR 12.50
• Directions: S-Bahn or bus to Heumarkt