Mather & Co reaches finishing line for Olympic Museum

CHESHIRE design consultancy Mather & Co has completed one of its most prestigious projects – the new Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The attraction opened this month and was the culmination of two years’ work for the Wilmslow-based firm which designed three floors of permanent exhibition galleries.

Working alongside in-house team, Mather & Co developed the narrative and themes and 3D designs of all the museum spaces.

Frances Gabet, Director of the Museum for the International Olympic Committee said: “We chose Mather & Co to design the new museum because the team has excellent credentials in museum and visitor attraction design around the world – especially sporting museums.

“The team has been able to help us bring to life the story of the Olympic Movement through stories, artefacts, art, audio-visual and interactive displays and to make the museum beautiful, educational and truly inspirational in the world.”

Chris Mather, founder and director of the firm, described the project as a “positive collaborative process”.

He added: “Projects like this one don’t come along every week: to work on such a world-class museum combining the skills and expertise from a number of EU countries is very exciting.”

The museum offers visitors an insight into the complex and fascinating story of the athletes, champions, artists, architects, volunteers and many others who have played a part in the creation of the Olympic Games.

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