Sport Heritage
Culture24 takes a cultural look at the best Olympic and sporting exhibitions together with gems from the history of sport with reviews, event listings, websites and resources from museums and archives across the UK.
Dancing on Ice winner Beth Tweddle gets plastered at Museum of Liverpool
A gold body cast of Olympic gymnast and primetime television twirler Beth Tweddle, will be officially unveiled at the Museum of Liverpool this week.
Gold medal memories from Olympic Games head to Cornwall and Sussex
Ben Ainslie's boat, Rita, will be at the National Maritime Museum for the rest of the year, rivalled by a Grenadan team flag gifted to the Horsham Museum.
Where the Paralympics began: Stoke Mandeville Stadium and the Paralympic Movement
As part of the London 2012 Paralympic Flame Festival celebration, Stoke Mandeville tells the story of the Paralympic Movement from 1948 to modern day.
Paul Floyd Blake follows Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls in Personal Best show
The Jamaican-English photographer follows the fortunes of 16 young hopefuls dreaming of London 2012 in a series of portraits with heart at Impressions Gallery in Bradford.
M Shed looks back over 200 years to chart the development of Bristol Urban Sport
Using photography, film and memorabilia, M Shed reveals how the city's unique landscape influences alternative sports and provides a picture of the people who take part.
Artists use Blue Crystal Ball to communicate Olympic legacy to the next generation
An International Olympic Committee commission sees artists from around the world reflect on the Olympic values in film works showing in Bexhill and Manchester.
The Giant Wall project celebrates Olympics by asking locals to create portraits of heroes
Workshops delivered by Weymouth based art group Artwey are helping people produce pictures of the Olympic athletes, local stars or ordinary people who inspire them.
The Politics of Sport come under investigation in timely South London Gallery show
Aleksandra Mir and John Gerrard are among nine artists proposing an alternative to the sporting summer of 2012 at the South London Gallery.
Olympic hero Tommy Godwin leads Pedals To Medals at Coventry Transport Museum
Tommy Godwin, the man who won a cycling medal when the Games visited London in 1948, is one of the Coventry heroes involved in a show honouring two-wheeled glory.
Modern Medals bask in the glory of Olympic gold at Glasgow's Hunterian Museum
Originally paired with an accompanying exhibition showcasing the gold symbols of London 2012, a show of sculpture and sport at the Hunterian charts the history of medals.
National Portrait Gallery Facing East project offers Eastender's view of London 2012
The National Portrait Gallery's off-site project accompanying its Road to 2012 photography exhibition offers an East End view of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Politics and Olympics: The Free Word Centre explores Ideals and Realities of the Games
Historical and contemporary photographs and contributions from a broad range of observers create a thoughtful Olympic debate at The Free Word Centre in London.
Water lovers swim through Art and Water show at The Mercer in Harrogate
Photos of the City of Leeds Diving Club and leisure swimmers in Hyde Park join figurative paintings and Tacita Dean's views of Budapest in an aquatic show at The Mercer Art Gallery.
Athletes and Olympians: Royal Air Force Museum gets sporty for London 2012
A new exhibition at London's RAF Museum explores the relationship the force has had with sport, including tales of athletes from bygone Summer and Winter Games.
Sculpture and Sport: An Olympic Celebration for 2012 at London's Oxo Tower Wharf
It's all about bronze in the gallery@oxo as 30 British artists, commissioned to create sculptures of 30 Olympic and Paralympic sports, show their skill.
