The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum will "open to the public July 30, just over three years since its groundbreaking," according to Laden & Prater of the Colorado Springs GAZETTE. The museum’s opening comes after a "delay of about two months caused by the COVID-19 pandemic." The 60,000-square-foot venue features a dozen galleries that will "spotlight the Winter and Summer Games, an Olympic Hall of Fame, athlete training, medals and the Olympic Games' Parade of Nations, among other areas." Interactive displays and radio-frequency identification technology, meanwhile, will "allow museum visitors to use a keepsake credential to customize their sport preferences and accessibility needs." Team USA athletes were "involved and consulted for the project to ensure an authentic experience and inclusive design." A ribbon-cutting for the museum is "planned for the morning of July 30," though it will be scaled back due to the pandemic. Several COVID-19 related safety measures "have been put in place at the museum, whose amenities include a retail store, cafe and outdoor plaza" (Colorado Springs GAZETTE, 7/21).
