NEW YORK, July 31 — From photography to sculpture, museums the world over are celebrating sport and its relationship to art. Whether you’re a baseball fan or a horse-racing enthusiast, this sporting season the cultural odds are in your favour.

“Cap sur Rio/Destination Rio: The Games,” The Olympic Museum, Switzerland. Ends September 25.

Destination Rio, from 10th February to 25th September, Olympic Museum Lausanne, 2016 Temporary exhibition ‘Rio 2016: Rythms and Diversity’. View of the exhibition. — Picture courtesy of Comité International Olympique (CIO) / MORATAL, Christophe
Destination Rio, from 10th February to 25th September, Olympic Museum Lausanne, 2016 Temporary exhibition ‘Rio 2016: Rythms and Diversity’. View of the exhibition. — Picture courtesy of Comité International Olympique (CIO) / MORATAL, Christophe

With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games just around the corner (August 5-21), the museum dedicated to the sporting event is holding two themed exhibitions: one which focuses on the Games themselves—the organisation, athletes and sports on the programme—and another on Brazilian culture itself.

“Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present,” Brooklyn Museum, United States. Ends January 8, 2017.

The highly anticipated exhibition, which opened on July 15, contains the most comprehensive presentation of sports photography ever organised. Around 230 different pieces narrate some of the most memorable moments from sporting history.

“The Dodger Collection,” The Sports Museum of Los Angeles, United States. From July 16, weekends only.

Over 30 galleries in this recently-reopened, 20,000 square feet museum are dedicated to (the Dodgers) baseball memorabilia and collectibles. For fans of baseball, regardless of their favourite team, this museum is unparalleled.

“Pier Luigi Nervi: Architecture for Sport”, The MAXXI (Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo), Rome, Italy. Ends October 2, 2016.

For those with a passion for sport and architecture, this exhibit is a unique must-see. 

Architects Pier Luigi Nervi & Marcello Piacentini: ‘Palazzo dello Sport all’EUR a Roma’ (1955-59). — Picture courtesy of Fondazione MAXXI
Architects Pier Luigi Nervi & Marcello Piacentini: ‘Palazzo dello Sport all’EUR a Roma’ (1955-59). — Picture courtesy of Fondazione MAXXI

The exhibition features drawings, photographs, documents and models from over 60 of the Italian architect’s innovative sports facilities projects.

“To the Finish: The Art & Process of Greg Montgomery,” The National Sporting Library and Museum, Virginia, United States. July 29 through November 27, 2016.

One of the most renowned artists in the equestrian, sporting, and poster art fields (not the former NFL punter), the exhibition will focus on Montgomery’s style and creative process, from his early silkscreen prints to his adaptation of ink-jet printing technology. — AFP-Relaxnews

Howard Schatz (American, born 1940). Boxing Study 1805 Sergio Martinez, 2010. Archival pigment print, 42 x 42½ in. (106.7 x 108 cm). — Picture courtesy of the Staley-Wise Gallery, New York
Howard Schatz (American, born 1940). Boxing Study 1805 Sergio Martinez, 2010. Archival pigment print, 42 x 42½ in. (106.7 x 108 cm). — Picture courtesy of the Staley-Wise Gallery, New York