STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONING AND PROBLEMS OF NICE NATIONAL SPORT MUSEUM OF FRANCE

Abstract

Sport is an expression tool of the culture. Historical memory of sport, with its scientific and artistic side, serves as a bridge for societies to reach large masses. In this respect, cultural and sportive movements have led to the establishment of sports museums around the world. Sports museums are a form of expression and a story of a nation. They are the most meaningful bridges between past and future generations. With these aspects, the Nice National Sports Museum of France is one of the representatives in modern countries of sports museology emerged at the end of 19 century. The purpose of the research is to examine the structure, functioning and problems of the Nice National Sports Museum of France, one of the museums in modern countries. In the research, the result has been achieved through the assessment of data, which has been collected by using literature review model and qualitative research techniques within a system. In line with these objectives, the structure of museum, its sections, architecture, comprehensibility, exhibition and richness of cultural and social activities have been presented. The research is important in terms of being as an example of the work to be done on sports museology. As result of the study, Nice National Sports Museum of France has provided different points of view to the sport museology improvement and development, in terms of its structure and functioning, and, with regard to reflecting positive and negative sides of a museum, has become an example for the sport museums to be established with its knowledge, experience and implementations. 

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