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​ The National Sports Museum  The National Sports Museum was established on November 22nd 1983. Back then it was known as the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum. Now known as the National Sports Museum, it is located at gate 3 at the MCG. The museum is full of momentous and sporting memorabilia. Some of the things you might see in the museum are Cathy Freeman's full body running suit, when she won the 400 metre sprint in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. You could also see some of the 'baggy greens' from all the years. There are many more artefacts at the sports museum. There are also many things at the museum to do and play. Some of the things are: a virtual cricket game where a ball comes out of a hole and you have to throw it at the stumps to try to get the batter out; a wall where you have to get the ball through the hole to get points and two cycling bikes where you can race an opponent. At the museum there are so many sports to look at and information about some of the best historical sporting events you've ever seen in the world. The museum has artefacts from Olympic Games, cricket, Australian Rules Football, basketball, tennis, rugby, etc. It has more than 2500 historic items on display and the Sporting Hall of Fame.

The National Sports Museum is divided in to ten main exhibitions and categories under the names of- 

This part of the exhibition features a timeline of the Olympics, displaying an Olympic torch from all the Olympic Games , starting from Berlin 1936, to Athens 2004, excluding Helsinki 1952. It also features medals and trophies won by famous Australian athletes such as Cathy Freeman. It also views a short film presentation about the 'Australian Olympic Committee's 100 finest athletes'.
 * Faster Higher Stronger **

The People's Ground reminds us of the MCG's history and how it became Australia's major sporting ground and why it is so important. It's history focuses mainly on how it was heritage listed, the role it played as a cricket ground, how it served as a place of refuge for many Australian and United States service men in World War II, the1956 Olympic games and how the Australian Football League got played there. It also features a miniature model of the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the centre of the room. **
 * The People's Ground

This room displays all baggy greens worn by many of Australia's greatest test cricketers. They are all showcased and if you observe closely, you can see the styles and designs of the hats that have evolved through the years. It is supposed to make people realise how much cricket equipment and the ever changing fashion has evolved throughout the years since it started in Australia. The display includes significant items such as the Waterford crystal ashes trophy, Shane Warne's floppy white hat, and much more.
 * Backyard to Baggy Green**

** Australia's Game This section of the museum focuses on the unique Australian game of football. Showcased in this section are one the finest collection of memorabilia from the greatest football grand finals, from both the VFL (Victorian Football League) and the AFL (Australian Football League). Some examples of this fine collection include the original handwritten rules made up from the founders of Australian football in 1859 by Hammersley, Wills, Smith and Thompson and a few Brownlow medals awarded to players for their outstanding performances. **

**Multi-Sports Display Here, there are a lot of items on display from various sports such as boxing, cycling, Paralympic games, rugby, horse racing, soccer, netball, basketball and golf, hence the name 'Multi-Sports Display'. The latest exhibit is the horse racing display which contains very special items that are rich in Melbourne's history. In a short film it shows how the fashion and styling of horse racing has evolved since it beginning in Australia. On display there are items such as eleven of twelve of Bart Cumming's Melbourne Cups, a very special collection indeed. **

This is the interactive part of the gallery. It offers a wider range of interactive play such as cricket, football, cycling, bike racing, archery and soccer. It also features an interactive newspaper sports desk that consists of multi-media screens and a detailed list of sporting world records. It is intended for kids but it is great fu  n for all ages. The entrance to interactive room is covered with a small portion of the Commonwealth games track. You could test your skill in kicking goals, you could try running out Gilly on the virtual cricket pitch, improve your hand-eye coordination, aim, kick, throw, race, catch and much much more.
 * Game On**

Melbourne Cricket Club museum is located on level B1 of the Members Pavilion. It is a big room consisting of above 1,500 sporting artefacts. They show the grounds significant history and they have items like bats, balls, baggy greens autographed by Cricket's greatest players and teams. This room reveals the story of the ashes and exclusive memorabilia such as the silver urn earned by Frank Laver on his successful tour to England in 1909.
 * MCC Museum**

To celebrate 100 years of Australian surfing, the National Sports Museum set up an exhibition on November 15th, 2009 and is on display until February 28th, 2010. It features some of the most important and historic surfboards in Australia. This exhibition gives the importance to surfing in Australia and how it is one of Australia's iconic sports. Boards include the first Australian made solid timber board which was made in the 1920's which are known as 'Malibu boards, and also the three fin boards ridden by surfing legends Ian Cairns, Mark Richards, Tom Carroll, Pam Burridge, Mark Occuhilupo and Layne Beachley.
 * The Exhibition Gallery**

NSM cinema sport features three films that approximately run for 12 minutes each. They are created by the NSM sport museum and the ones that are currently showing were released in October 2009. Those movies are- 'Bustin Down The Door' (surfing), 'Nerves of Steel' (Winter Olympics) and 'Peter Brock- King of the Mountain' (car racing). The room is decorated with a collection of racing wheel chairs, javelins and rowing oars. **
 * The National Sports Museum Cinema Sport

The spirit of sport is like a hall of fame but more prestigious, as it is reserved for only the legends. It showcases the careers of sporting legends of Australia like Scobie Preasley, a champion jockey who'd won 5 Caulfield Cups, 2 Victorian Derby, 2000 Guineas, 1000 Guineas, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and many more. Shane Gould, the legendary swimmer, who'd won 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze in the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, on the way breaking three world records. She also won several honours, the major ones being 1971 Best Sportswoman in the World, 1972 Australian of the Year, 1995 Legend of Australian Sport, 2000 Australian Sports Medal and the Centenary Medal. Greg Norman, nicknamed the great white shark, master golfer who'd won 20 PGA Tours, 14 European Tours, was the player of the year in 1995. He won lots of other awards and trophies in his courier, which will take a long time to list. John Arthur Brabham, another racing hero with a successful courier. He was driving a family car and a truck by the age of 12! He'd won 14 Grand Prixs and 3 Championships in total; his last one being in 1966. Instead of going to school he started work by the age of 15 in a local garage.
 * Spirit of Sport**

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