Arsenal Football Club Museum
Coordinates: 51°33′24″N 0°06′29″W / 51.556548°N 0.108103°W
| Arsenal Football Club Museum | |
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| Established | 1993 |
| Location | Holloway, London |
| Type | Football |
| Visitor figures | 120,000/year |
| Public transit access | Holloway Road tube station |
| Website | arsenal.com |
The Arsenal Football Club Museum is a museum in Holloway, London, run by Arsenal Football Club and dedicated to the history of the club.
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[edit] Location
The museum is currently housed in the Northern Triangle Building, to the immediate north of Emirates Stadium, the club’s home ground.[1] It had been previously housed inside the North Bank Stand of Arsenal’s Highbury stadium from the stand’s opening in 1993 to 2006, when Highbury was closed and redeveloped.[2] It currently attracts over 120,000 visitors a year.[3]
[edit] Exhibits
The museum houses a wide range of exhibits and memorabilia from throughout the club’s history, including Charlie George’s shirt from the 1971 FA Cup Final, Michael Thomas’s boots from Arsenal’s 1988-89 title-deciding match against Liverpool, Alan Smith’s shirt from the 1994 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Final and a custom trophy commemorating Arsenal’s 2003-04 Premier League season, where they won the title unbeaten.[1]
[edit] Opening times
The museum is open every day of the week; 10am-6pm (Mon-Fri), 11am-6pm (Sat) and 10am-5pm (Sun). On matchdays the museum is only open from 10am till half an hour before kick-off. Admission is also included as part of tours of Emirates Stadium.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c “Arsenal Museum”. Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=The+Club&article=425624&Title=Arsenal+Museum.
- ^ “Arsenal Museum”. Britain Express. http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Arsenal_Museum.htm.
- ^ “FA Cup Final shirts donated to Arsenal Museum”. Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=492919&cpid=703&title=FA%20Cup%20Final%20shirts%20donated%20to%20Arsenal%20Museum.
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