underwhelmed at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame

Double Front’s Kristal Sergent Boulden visited the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma:

… The IGHOF website describes its library collection as “extensive,” “second to none,” and “perhaps the largest gymnastics library in the world.”

And yet when I visited the IGHOF, there was no library collection. A staff member told me it was possible that materials were stored in an onsite archive and were not out for display. I am still waiting to hear back from museum staff about what items comprise the library collection.

Aside from the library collection, the IGHOF exhibit is surprisingly underwhelming. …

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Kristal volunteers to help, if asked.

official site – ighof.com

That’s not the International Gymnastics Federation Hall of Fame, of course, but rather the “International Gymnast magazine” Hall of Fame.

Paul Ziert, CEO of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, has promised their Board will look at Kristal’s recommendations.

Leave a comment if you’ve been there.

related – Kristal’s photos & video from IGHOF

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