The Musée national du Sport is a national

sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...

museum located in the Grand Stadium of

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. The museum was first established in 1922 by the French minister of war, who held responsibility for sports. In the 1940s, the museum fell into desuetude, but was reestablished by the secretary of state for youth and sports in 1963. Architect

Roger Taillibert Roger Taillibert (; 21 January 1926 – 3 October 2019) was a French architect, active as a designer from about 1963 to 1987. Taillibert was notable for designing the Parc des Princes in Paris and the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

created the galleries inside the

Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes (, ) is an all-seater stadium, all-seater football stadium in Paris, France. It is located in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin (P ...

stadium in 1972. The museum moved to 93 Avenue de France in the

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from 2008 to 2013, until its relocation in Nice on June 27, 2014. In 2019, journalist Vincent Duluc succeeds senior civil servant Annie Lessieu as president of the museum. The steering committee, reporting to the president, is the scientific body. It issues opinions on cultural orientations and on all activities. It comprises a maximum of twelve members, chosen for their expertise. The general manager is appointed by joint order of the ministers in charge of culture and sports. By decree of January 20, 2021, Marie Grasse is renewed in her functions as general manager of the Museum. Today, the museum contains more than 100,000 items documenting sports from the 16th century to the present, including a fine collection on the history of the modern

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from 1896. The collections include sports equipment, paintings, sculptures, posters, drawing, philately, advertising, books, and magazines.

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