Monday, July 13, 2009

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum



Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (The) is a museum concerned with the sport of tennis located at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon in South London, the venue of the Wimbledon Championships. The collections include items dating back to 1555. The museum, inaugurated at the centenary event in 1977, is open all year round and reopened in new premises on 12 April 2006. Visitors may take a guided tour of the All England Club, which includes admission to the museum in the ticket price.

About Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

On the 12th April 2006, H.R.H. the Duke of Kent declared the brand new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum open to the public.

The state of the art museum features exhibits and artifacts never seen before, as well as audio guides in eight different languages. this museum is so large and attractive and huge people is every day watching of this museum . this museum is the symbol of tennis history .the main purpose to made a museum to clearly introduced tennis to our tennis fan club and another is main purpose to increasing the tennis knowledge .

Highlights of the new Museum include:

  • Fantastic New Cinema
    Within the walls of the new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is a remarkable cinema. The Cinema features a 200° screen that immerses the viewer into the world of The Championships by showing a film about the science of tennis.
  • McEnroe's Ghost Sighted at the New Museum
    Bringing together an old technique called 'Pepper's Ghost' with new projection and filming technology, the museum is able to create an exciting way to view a scene from Wimbledon's past.
The Whites of Wimbledon
The fashions of Wimbledon continue to be a point of attention and significance to the story of tennis and the new Museum will house an extensive collection of Wimbledon attire. Everything from outfits worn in the 1880s to Rafeal Nadal's dri-fit 'pirate' trousers are on display.




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