Olympic Museum

museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Organization sports_museum Q598646
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Olympic Museum

Summary

Olympic Museum is a sports museum[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Olympic Museum was a member of Association des Musées de Lausanne et Pully[3].
  • Olympic Museum is located in Lausanne[4].
  • Olympic Museum is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Olympic Museum's instance of is recorded as sports museum[6].
  • Olympic Museum's instance of is recorded as memory institution[7].
  • Olympic Museum's instance of is recorded as collection[8].
  • Olympic Museum's architect is recorded as Pedro Ramírez Vázquez[9].
  • Olympic Museum's founder is recorded as Juan Antonio Samaranch[10].
  • Olympic Museum is owned by International Olympic Committee[11].
  • Olympic Museum's postal code is recorded as 1006[12].
  • Olympic Museum is part of list of cultural properties in Lausanne[13].
  • Olympic Museum's Commons category is recorded as Musée Olympique, Lausanne[14].
  • Olympic Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.508611111111, 'lon': 6.6338888888889}[15].
  • Olympic Museum's official website is recorded as https://www.olympic.org/museum[16].
  • Olympic Museum's main subject is Olympic Games[17].
  • Olympic Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+160000'}[18].
  • Olympic Museum's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[19].
  • Olympic Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musée olympique'}[20].
  • Olympic Museum's date of official opening is recorded as June 23, 1993[21].
  • Olympic Museum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musée olympique'}[22].
  • Olympic Museum's different from is recorded as Olympic Museum Lausanne[23].
  • Olympic Museum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne"}[24].
  • Olympic Museum's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Musée Olympique, Lausanne[25].
  • Olympic Museum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7827'}[26].
  • Olympic Museum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7581'}[27].

Body

Founding

Olympic Museum's founder is recorded as Juan Antonio Samaranch[10].

Identity

Olympic Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musée olympique'}[20]. It is part of list of cultural properties in Lausanne[13].

Ownership

Olympic Museum is owned by International Olympic Committee[11].

Why It Matters

Olympic Museum has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . lausanne-musees.ch. Retrieved . lausanne-musees.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Heritage designation class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
    Owned by International Olympic Committee
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