This is an exciting time for hockey’s international heritage. Over the past five years, The Hockey Museum has established itself as the lead organisation supporting hockey heritage in the United Kingdom. The museum is now working with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to expand this work worldwide.
The aim is to draw together information and knowledge about existing collections; provide better support for those managing collections and inform research into an authoritative history of hockey.
Just to be clear, this is not a project to collect objects and archives, it is to find out more about what exists to tell the story of hockey’s worldwide heritage and how The Hockey Museum can better support this in the future.
In support of these aims, The Hockey Museum is undertaking a research project to create a plan for developing hockey’s international heritage. Research activity is now under way and will continue until October 2016 involving desk research; an online survey; discussions with key individuals; and face-to-face meetings.
The online survey will be a key part of learning more about what exists internationally and The Hockey Museum is hoping that as many people and organisations as possible get involved and tell us what they know. The Survey can be found at the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HockeysInternationalHeritage
This is the beginning of a very exciting programme created to understand and celebrate hockey’s worldwide heritage. Please feel free to share this information, and the survey link, with anyone you think may be able to support the project.
At this stage we ask that all information about collections and hockey heritage knowledge be shared through the survey to support the integrity of the research.
The Hockey Museum plans to share the findings of the research, and future developmental activity, with all participants over the coming year.
There is a section on the survey to add your details to the mailing list for future information. Even if you feel you have nothing to add to the survey, but would like to be kept informed, please visit the survey and complete this section.
If you would like to know more about the partnership between The Hockey Museum and the FIH and what the Scoping Study is looking to achieve please click here.
The Hockey Museum is undertaking an incredibly important role in preserving the history of hockey. However, in doing so they are also helping inspire others to get into hockey and remain engaged with the sport - a key concept of the FIH's Hockey Revolution which aims to make hockey a global game that inspires the next generation.
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