The National Sports Museum will be an umbrella organisation representing the country’s pre-eminent sporting bodies and associated museums.
It will also consolidate and enhance the MCG’s standing as the country’s premier repository of sports-related memorabilia.
The National Sports Museum will enjoy the highest level of curatorial care at the MCG, a fully accredited sports heritage complex and tourism destination.
The National Sports Museum will bring renewed energy to the stadium’s traditional role as the spiritual home of Australian sport.
The National Sports Museum will include:
Over time, other sporting bodies of similar standing will be attracted to the National Sports Museum, which will become:
- The national focal point for the values and achievements of Australian sportsmen and women and the organisations that represent them.
- The embodiment of the notion that the pursuit of excellence at the highest levels is consistent with a commitment to fair play.
- An inspiration to the youth of Australia to be active, to set high goals and to achieve.
- A showcase for the broad spectrum of Australian sport, not just the sports played at the MCG.
- A museum that treats with appropriate respect the personal memorabilia loaned or donated by leading sports people.
- A leading entertainment and tourism attraction.
The National Sports Museum is a company limited by guarantee operated by the Melbourne Cricket Club. The capital development of the National Sports Museum has been funded by the Federal Government.