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World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame

Museum Name: World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
Schedule: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Please call for major holiday schedule.)
Established: 1965
Address: 20 First Street, Colorado Springs, CO  80906
Phone Number: (719) 635 - 5200
Fax Number: (719) 635 - 9548
Email: info@worldskatingmuseum.org
Director: Brian Alexander
Website: www.worldskatingmuseum.org
Focus: The World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame is the international repository for the sport of figure skating from ancient to modern times
Ages: school age through adult
Costs: adults $3; seniors 60+ $2; children 6 - 12 $2; under six free; free for USFSA members
Notes: The Museum is also a frequent source for writers and media producers from around the world

Exhibits

Major Exhibits:
History - The history of figure skating from ancient to modern times through films, photographs, skating costumes and exhibits.

Science - The physics of skating and how skaters perform those gravity-defying jumps.

Art- The world of figure skating through such artists as Andy Warhol, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, and Hendrick
Avercamp.

Hall of Fame - The greatest names of figure skating from around the world --
past and present.

Exhibits of 06:
"1956 Olympic Gold" - A Tribute to the 1956 Olympics in Cortina,Italy, and the U.S. Olympic champions Tenley Albright and Hayes Alan Jenkins

"Olympic Gold" - an exhibit celebrating the early years of Olympic history from 1920 - 1936

"Ice Follies" - The show and its Costumes

Programs

Class Trip Programs
The Museum welcomes class trips throughout the year.  The most effective groups are 25 or less.  Elementary-age students receive a wooden medal to color at the end of the tour.

Class Trip Pricing
Groups of ten or more students pay $1 each.  Please contact Karen Cover, visitor services coordinator, at (719) 635 - 5200, ext. 450 to arrange tours.