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Sporting Doncastrians honoured at Cusworth Hall and Doncaster Museum this summer


Two new exhibitions have just opened at Cusworth Hall Museum and Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery


Our Sporting Heroes : A Century of Doncaster Olympians from 1908 to 2008

16th June - 16th September 2012

Have you ever seen an Olympic medal? Well at Cusworth Hall this summer you can see gold, silver and bronze Paralympic medals, two silver Commonwealth medals and a gold European Championship medal, as well as sporting equipment and Olympic memorabilia all won, used and collected by Doncaster's 11 Olympians and Paralympians.

Exhibition at Cusworth Hall, opening times 10.00am-4.30pm Monday-Thursday and 10.30am-4.15pm Saturday and Sunday

Standard Cusworth Hall admission charges apply

Doncaster's Sporting Clubs : a celebration of grass roots sporting clubs in and around Doncaster

9th June - 15th September 2012

Inspired by the clubs that nurtured Doncaster's 11 Olympians and Paralympians, this photographic exhibition celebrates grass roots sporting clubs in and around Doncaster. The exhibition also coincides with the Olympic Torch Relay as it passes through Doncaster and photographs capturing this event will form part of the exhibition. The exhibition is the work of Second Year Students studying for a BTEC Extended National Diploma in Photography at Doncaster College.

Exhibition at Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, opening times 10.00am-4.30pm Monday-Friday and 10.30am-4.15pm Saturday

Admission Free

For further details contact Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery on 01302 734293 or Cusworth Hall Museum on 01302 782342

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