The Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum ( ca, Museu Olímpic i de l'Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch, ) opened in 2007 at the Olympic Ring in

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, Catalonia, Spain. The museum is located in front of the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium at the

Montjuïc Montjuïc () is a hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Etymology Montjuïc translates to "Jewish Mountain" from medieval Latin and Catalan, and remains of a medieval Jewish cemetery have been found there. Some sources suggest that Montjuïc ...

hill. In June 2010 it was renamed in honour of

Juan Antonio Samaranch Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch (Catalan: ''Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló'', ; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh P ...

, who was president of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

from 1980 to 2001 and a key person during the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, which were held in Barcelona.Sport, 29/6/2010
El Museo Olímpico recibió el nombre de Samaranch
The museum displays

high-performance sport High performance sport or elite sport is sport at the highest level of competition. In sports administration, "high-performance sport", where the emphasis is on winning prestigious competitions, is distinguished from "mass sport" or "recreational s ...

competitions, recreational sports, sports in general and sports for disabled people. It shows how sport can promote values, educate, innovate and renew. The museum has a sport idols space with outstanding players. It also hosts an area for mass sport and major events. It includes advanced technology and interactive multimedia installations. One of the most emblematic collections of the museum was donated by the museum's

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, Juan Antonio Samaranch. It also includes a temporary exhibition hall and a display of sport in different civilizations. The museum is managed by the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, which is headquartered at the museum. The museum project was approved by the Barcelona city council in 2005. The museum opened on March 21, 2007.

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Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum
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