06 January 2020 Australia’s Golden Touch One of the prized objects in our new Rugby and the Olympics exhibition is the 1908 Gold Olympic medal... Read More
06 January 2020 Australia’s Golden Touch One of the prized objects in our new Rugby and the Olympics exhibition is the 1908 Gold Olympic medal... Read More
25 November 2019 SPECIAL EXHIBITION - Rugby and the Olympics Ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games, the World Rugby Museum is pleased to announce our special temporary exhibition Rugby and the Olympics. Read More
23 September 2019 Brave Blossoms exhibition in Tokyo Following its display during 2018/19 at the World Rugby Museum in Twickenham, the exhibition has traveled to Japan to tell the story of rugby in the tournament's host nation, charting the evolution of rugby alongside the development of modern Japan. Read More
09 September 2019 The Return of the Springbok Girl One of the World Rugby Museum’s most beloved paintings has returned home after a long term loan period in South Africa and to celebrate we thought that we would share her tale with you... Read More
01 April 2019 Space Oddity During the recent England v Scotland Calcutta Cup match held here at Twickenham we were lucky enough to be able to welcome British astronaut and rugby fan Tim Peake. Read More
11 March 2019 What Constitutes a National Treasure? The Oxford English Dictionary defines a ‘national treasure’ as something that is emblematic of a nation’s cultural identity. The World Rugby Museum has at least one of these on its register in the shape of the world’s oldest international football trophy, otherwise known as the Calcutta Cup. Read More
04 February 2019 March of the Groggs For more than half a century these quirky creations have won over the hearts of rugby fans across Wales and beyond and we are delighted to be hosting a new special exhibition, ‘The March of the Groggs’, co-curated with sculptor Richard Hughes and World of Groggs. Read More
24 December 2018 Merry Christmas from the World Rugby Museum! This Christmas Card was made in Bavaria, Germany and is believed to date from the late 19th Century. Read More
12 November 2018 SPECIAL EXHIBITION - Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan As the rugby world turns towards the land of the rising sun in anticipation of Asia’s first Rugby World Cup, the World Rugby Museum is delighted to present its new special exhibition ‘Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan’. Read More
09 October 2018 Arts Council Full Accreditation The World Rugby Museum is pleased to announce that it has been conferred full accreditation, nationally styled, by the Arts Council England. Read More
27 August 2018 Getting to know Younji At the start of her last week with the World Rugby Museum, we put some questions to our intern Younji from South Korea. She has been with us for an 8 week placement as part of her postgraduate Museum Studies course at the University of Leicester. Read More
09 July 2018 5 things to spot at the World Rugby Museum With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, here is a taster of what you can see on your visit to the World Rugby Museum… Read More