The IOC grants a credential to those museums that comply with the established organizational norms, as indicated from Lausanne. The Olympic Museum located in Barcelona, known as Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch, is one of the nineteen official museums in the world.
Usually, the meeting is held in Lausanne (Switzerland), host city of both IOC headquarters and the Olympic Museum. This year, due to reforms at the Museum in Lausanne, the organization decided to hold the meeting in Barcelona.
For the city of Barcelona, it is a true honor to welcome the representatives from the Olympic Museums of the World, as stated by Maite Fandos, president of Fundación Barcelona Olímpica (Foundation), who welcomed the many representatives to the Saló de Cent (meeting room) at the Barcelona City Hall.
Olympic Museum of Lausanne: Mr. Francis Gabet, director of Museu Olympic de Lausanne; Ms. Frédérique Jamolli, Ms. Anne Chevalley, Ms. Stéphanie Coppex & Ms. Marie Schwarz.
China Sports Museum: Mr. Qui, Yanqing; Mr. Wang, Ju & Mr. Jia, Hongkui.
German Sports &Olympic Museum: Mr. Fran Duerr, director.
Thessaloniki Olympic Museum: Ms. Kyriaki Oudatzi, director.
Samaranch Memorial in Tianjin, China: Mr. Yuan Zhihong.
Olympic Stadium Amsterdam: Mr. Hans Lubberding & Carla de Groot
Xiamen Olympic Museum – Tiajin Dragon Olympic Museum (CHN): Mr. WU Ching-kuo
Estonian Sport Museum: Mr. Kalle Voolaid & Mr. Taimar Lell
The Sports Museum Foundation of Finland: Mr. Pekka Honkanen & Ms. Kaisa-Leena Laitinen
Qatar Olympic and Sport Museum: Dr. Christian Wacker & Al-Meer
Seoul Olympic Museum – Korea: Mr. Jomgkyu Haan Mr. Kim Jaeku & Ms. Choi Yujeong
Musée Nacional du Sport Français: Ms. Annie Lhéritier
The Israeli Olympic Experience: Mr. Haim Rogatke
Museum of Sports and Tourism in Warsaw (POL): Mr. Tomas Jagodzinski & Mr. Michal Puszkarski
Sportimonium (BEL): Mr. Erik Thibaut & Mr. Eric De Vroede
Olympic Museum Wellington (NZL): Mr. Charles Callis
Richmond Olympic Oval (CAD): Ms. Shana Turner, Mr. George Duncan, Ms. Jane Fernyhough & Mr. John Mills
Gothenburg Sports Museum (SW): Mr. Hans Elbel & Mr. Jon Lennström
Norwegian Olympic Museum: Mr. Bjarte Ytre-Arne
Museu Olimpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch: Ms. Teresa Agulló &Ms. Ibone Lallana
