Cologne: “Fascination Olympics” - Exclusive guided tour in English at the Deutsches Sport & Olympiamuseum
Sa., 21. März
|Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum
The Rhine-Ruhr region is planning to apply for the Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. Ahead of the citizens’ referendum on 19 April 2026 in all 17 host cities in Rhine-Ruhr, we cordially invite you to join us for an exclusive guided tour to “Fascination Olympics” at the Deutsches Sportmuseum.
Time & Location
21. März 2026, 12:00 – 14:00
Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum, Im Zollhafen 1, 50678 Köln, Germany
About the event
Dear alumni, dear friends,
The Rhine-Ruhr region is planning to apply for the Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. Ahead of the citizens’ referendum on 19 April 2026 in all 17 host cities in Rhine-Ruhr, we cordially invite you to join us for an exclusive guided tour in English to “Fascination Olympics” at the Deutsches Sport & Olympiamuseum on Saturday, 21 March 2026 at 12.15 pm.
Fascination Olympics traces the impressive development of this major sporting event, which last took place on German soil in Munich in 1972. The story tells of an eventful history surrounded by the glamour of Olympic medals as well as in the shadow of wars and political influence. This is where we move around tension between value and values, between claims and realities. Contradictions which, with increasing attention, are also increasingly affecting the Paralympics. We invite you to an excursion into the Olympic past that…