Cultural Olympiad
The official website of the London 2012 Games explains what the Cultural Olympiad is, its values and vision, the major projects planned and how to get involved.
Heritage Link: Discovering Places
Heritage Link is a forum for heritage groups to collaborate. It manages one of the ‘Major Projects’ for the Cultural Olympiad. ‘Discovering Places’ is a three-stranded programme for the historic natural and built environment to introduce a new generation to the hidden places and spaces of the UK. This programme is being developed in partnership with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and Natural England.
Inspire Mark
Details from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) about the Inspire Mark and how to apply for a license to use it.
Mandeville Legacy
The Mandeville Legacy project aims to ensure that Buckinghamshire’s role as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement is recognised by the world, and that the archives held at Stoke Mandeville are explored in the lead up to London 2012. It is led by Buckinghamshire County Council, working with Museums Libraries and Archives Council, Wheelpower British Wheelchair Sport, The International Federation for Wheelchair and Amputee Sport, and Bucks 2012.
People's Record
This will make a permanent record of the journey to 2012, and the public’s reaction to the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The People’s Record aims to make sure all voices are heard, creating a record of the impact of the Games on people across the nation.
The Record
The National Archives are seeking to ensure the preservation of records and collections created in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The Record will bring together sporting and cultural activities taking place across the UK, generate and preserve records, and find a home for emerging collections.
Sports Heritage Network: Our Sporting Life
The Sports Heritage Network is a partnership of the UK’s major sports museums. It aims to increase public awareness of Britain’s unique sporting heritage through the collections of the UK’s museums, libraries and archives. The Network is managing ‘Our Sporting Life’ a major project to identify sporting moments, heroes, objects, photographs and experiences that have inspired the people of Britain. ‘Our Sporting Life’ has obtained the Inspire Mark.
Stories of the World
Stories of the World, one of the major projects of the Cultural Olympiad, is a series of exciting exhibitions reconnecting museum, library and archive collections with the people and communities that they came from. Young people are working in partnership with curators to uncover objects that tell stories that resonate with their interests.
Winning Endeavours
Search for images relating to London’s Olympic past – the 1908 and 1948 games hosted by the capital, athletes from London who have competed and London’s sporting heritage. 25 archive repositories from London and the South East of England have contributed digitised images to this site from their collections. The images show photographs, newspaper articles, minutes, reports and other archival material created or collected by organisations or individuals.