U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Unveils Summer Games Gallery Refresh

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum unveiled a refreshed Summer Games gallery this week with a new lineup of artifacts that highlight Olympic and Paralympic stories made possible thanks Judi and Jack Johnson and the David and Eula Wintermann Foundation.

The refresh introduces a new Games Spotlight Case, which will rotate annually to focus on a single Olympic or Paralympic Games. The inaugural display centers on the 1968 Mexico City Games and includes a wooden kayak used in competition, tickets to events, Dick Fosbury’s track shoes worn when he introduced the revolutionary Fosbury Flop and Micki King’s cast, worn after her gold-medal diving performance.

“Our goal with the Summer Games gallery is to keep content fresh and relevant, so guests can come back and discover something new every time,” said Lindsay Huban, chief of content & integration at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. “Whether it’s a recent artifact from Paris 2024 or a powerful story from 1968, this refresh brings more depth to the Olympic and Paralympic journey and celebrates the athletes and moments that continue to inspire.”

Among the new additions is a Rubik’s Cube signed by 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Stephen Nedoroscik. While visiting the Museum following the Paris Games, Nedoroscik solved and signed the Cube. Other artifacts joining the collection include Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby’s goggles, Rowdy Gaines’ Olympic medal, LA 1984 men’s and women’s indoor volleyballs, and a shoe and jersey from five-time track and field Olympian Willye White.

Visitors will also find Paris 2024 men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball jerseys, a Tokyo 2020 softball bat and helmet marking the sport’s return to the Games and a baseball from the Sydney 2000 “Miracle on Grass” victory.