Sport is the essence of this country.
It generates pride from within the community and it generates respect from around the world.
Australia’s greatest showcase of sport is housed at the National Sports Museum. The world-class National Sports Museum honours Australian football, cricket, Olympic Games, soccer and many other sports.
The National Sports Museum also brings renewed energy to the MCG’s traditional role as the spiritual home of Australian sport, establishing a gateway to the stadium’s renowned heritage and facilities within a new, modern museums and entertainment precinct, is designed for use by the public, tourists and Melbourne Cricket Club members alike.
Located across two levels of the Olympic Stand, visitors can enter the National Sports Museum via Gate 3 and immerse themselves in some of the finest sports-related artefacts and interactive technology witnessed anywhere in the world.
The National Sports Museum incorporates:
The large space reserved for the National Sports Museum is three times the size of the area previously available in the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum building, established in 1986 and demolished in 2003 as part of the MCG northern stand redevelopment project.
