Olympic Centenary Celebration


An exhibition of the 1908 Games at White City

In celebration of the centenary of the 1908 Olympics, Fulham Palace Museum is holding an exhibition on "The Great White city: The Franco-British Exhibition & the 1908 Olympics".

Through photographs and artefacts of the time, the exhibition will tell the story of the how the Olympic Games came to be held in W12, the controversies surrounding the Games and how the 1908 competition came to set many of the rules and standards for future Olympics.

You will also find out how the famous Franco-British Exhibition came into being in White City.

23 June 2008

 

 

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The exhibition runs from 19 July to 21 September at:

Fulham Palace Museum Bishop's Avenue

Fulham
Tel: 020 7736 8140

Museum opening hours:

Saturday 11am to 2pm 

Sunday 11.30am to 3.30pm 

Monday 12 to 4pm 

Tuesday 12 to 4pm     

Admission: free

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