What: For the Win: Objects of Sports Excellence
Where: American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park W.
New York, NY
Who: All Ages
The new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, For the Win: Objects of Sports Excellence, focuses on objects awarded for atheltic success. It includes trophies, medals, jewelry, and more. Specific items on display include a Super Bowl trophy, one of Jesse Owens' Olympic gold medals, and a Yankees championship ring. Other sports represented include tennis, basketball, soccer, NASCAR, and more. Other items on display include one of Clarissa Shield's boxing championship belts and Yogi Berra's Babe Ruth crown, among other things.
The exhibit is divided into several sections and covers the Olympics, women in sports, trailblazers, New York sports, and more. Other athletes and teams represented include Katie Ledecky, Jackie Robinson, the NJ/NY Gotham Football team, and the Boston Celtics. There are also several Olympic torches and custom jewelry pieces created to commemorate specific athletes, teams, or occasions.
The walls of the exhibit are adorned with pictures of famous athletes and teams engaged in competition. These include Simon Biles, Patrick Ewing, the 2018 Tour De France, and the 2026 Women's Ice Hockery gold medal game. There is even a sports-related soundtrack of songs, sports announcers' calls, and even ambient crowd noise from various sporting events that plays in a continuous loop as you go through, totally immersing you in the world of athletic prowess. Whether you are a sports fan, an admirer of achievement, or you just love bling, this exhibit is for you.
And that's our view. For more about For the Win: Objects of Sport Excellence, go to www.amnh.org/exhibitions/for-the-win. For more about the American Museum of Natural History in general or to purchase tickets, visit www.amnh.org
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