Exhibition: L’Esport es il·lusió
From 2 September to 31 October, the exhibition room at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum) will host Gabriela Mihailescu’s photography exhibit ‘L’Esport es il·lusió’. The inaugural ceremony will feature the presence of Maribel Martínez de Murguía, Barcelona ’92 Olympic champion with the field hockey team, who will offer a conference at the end of the exhibition.
‘Sports as a Tool for Development and Peace’ Awareness Campaign
The Associació per a les Nacions Unides a Espanya (ANUE) presented the ‘Sports as a Tool for Development and Peace’ awareness campaign at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum).
Barcelona Sports Institute Working Session
The Joan Antoni Samaranch Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum) hosted the working session the Barcelona Sports Institute (IBE) conducted with the municipal sports centres.
City of Sports: Barcelona 1979-2009
The exposition “The City of Sports: Barcelona 1979-2009” covers the past thirty years of development and changes. It reviews the transformation of the city of Barcelona, which has become a pioneer in the field of sports. Facilities, companies, activities and multiple, top-level sports events, since the 1992 Olympic Games to the 2003 World Swimming Championships, without overlooking the Tour de France this summer, are but a few examples that have placed the city at the forefront of international sports.
The Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum) is changing its name to: Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch (Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympics and Sports Museum)
With the presence of Maria Teresa Samaranch, authorities: Mr. Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona; Mr. Alejandro Blanco, President of the Spanish Olympic Committee; Mr. Pere Alcober, Chairman of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport has been renamed Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch.
WATERCOLOUR Prizes
With participants of various nationalities, the first prize (€2,500) was awarded to Madrid native Francisco Solano and his work Máxima concentración; second prize (€1,800) was for Superación, by Julio Roig from Jaén; and third prize (€1,200) went to Baladona-based Francesc Bueno and his work Cap de marató
Joan Antoni Samaranch In Memoriam (1920-2010)
Sports Watercolour Award 2010 of the Barcelona Olympic Fundation. Results of the first phase
The jury of the 1st International Sports Watercolour Award held its first meeting on March 31, 2010. After carefully studying the works entered for competition, the verdict issued by simple majority is that the following shortlisted works shall go on to the second phase:
El Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport va inaugurar l’exposició Els Orígens del Baseball a Espanya.
Julio Pernas, president de la Federació Espanyola de Baseball, va ser l’encarregat de donar la benvinguda als assistents a la inauguració. Posteriorment, es va assistir a l’obertura de portes de l’exposició, que podrà ser visitada a partir de demà matí i fins al mitjan juny de forma gratuïta.
Pere Alcober president de la Fundació Barcelona Olímpica ha estat l’encarregat de retre honors a Agustí Brugués pels seus 25 anys al capdavant de la Federació Catalana de Pilota.
Brugués president de la federació catalana de pilota des del 25 de març de 1975 va ser homenatjat en el Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport.
