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Australian Tennis Museum
Located at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, the Australian Tennis Museum takes you on a voyage through the history of tennis.
History
The Australian Tennis Museum (NSW) began in 1983, when several tennis enthusiasts approached Tennis NSW with a proposal to collect and preserve Australian tennis memorabilia. The Friends of the NSW Tennis Association Inc. (The Friends) was established at White City with the support of Tennis NSW and Tennis Australia.
For the next six years The Friends operated out of one room which served as a museum, storage area, library and workroom. Exhibitions were staged during major tournaments and visitor and membership numbers steadily increased.
In 1989, The Friends moved to larger offices located under the new Western Stand constructed at White City Tennis Club. Exhibition development and research continued and The Friends developed travelling exhibitions for regional areas and liaised with other Museum and Sport Institutions to provide object loans and research material.
In 2005, The Australian Tennis Museum moved to the new facilities provided by Tennis NSW at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Rod Laver Drive, Sydney Olympic Park. The museum design was developed by Hewitt Pender Associates.
The Museum was officially opened on January 9th, 2005 by the Honourable Sandra Nori, MP, Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation.
Visit the Museum
The Australian Tennis Museum is currently open by appointment and for group bookings. If you are interested in visiting, please contact the Communications Manager. Permanent opening hours will be announced soon.
Admission
$3.00 – Adults
$2.00 – Concession
$5.00 – Booked Tours
Upcoming Events & Exhibitions
‘It’s not all white: tennis attire through the ages’ Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: 13 July – 23 December 2007
‘Ern McQuillan’ Sports Photographs
Exhibition Dates: 6 January – 22 June 2008
Contact us
Communications Manager – Bronwyn Alcorn
Ph: (02) 9746 1756
www.tennis.com.au/museum