# FIFA Museum

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Sports museum in Zurich, Switzerland

FIFA Museum Museum exterior Established 28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Location Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates 47°21′49″N 8°31′54″E / 47.363509°N 8.531749°E / 47.363509; 8.531749 Type Sports museum Director Marco Fazzone Owner FIFA Public transit access Zürich Enge railway station Website fifamuseum.com

The **FIFA Museum** is an [association football](/source/Association_football) museum operated by [FIFA](/source/FIFA). The museum is located in [Zurich](/source/Zurich), Switzerland, across town from the [FIFA headquarters](/source/FIFA_headquarters). It opened on 28 February 2016. The project, costing over SFr500 million ($563m), is currently[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] under investigation for "suspected criminal mismanagement".[1]

## Exhibits and amenities

The 3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) museum occupies the lower three floors of the renovated Haus zur Enge, a ten-story [mixed-use](/source/Mixed-use_development) building located in the [Enge quarter](/source/Enge_(Zurich)), across from the [Zurich Enge railway station](/source/Zurich_Enge_railway_station) and the FIFA-owned Hotel Ascot. The building also contains a [sports bar](/source/Sports_bar), a [bistro](/source/Bistro), a [café](/source/Caf%C3%A9), a library, a museum shop and conference rooms; the upper floors have [office spaces](/source/Office_building) and 34 luxury [apartments](/source/Apartment).[2][3][4]

The museum exhibits over one thousand objects. These include memorabilia from every [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) and [FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/FIFA_Women's_World_Cup), the most famous one being the original [FIFA World Cup Trophy](/source/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy). The exhibition features various interactive and multimedia installations such as the biggest pinball machine ever made and an audiovisual media installation called *Visions of Football* using 8 metres (26 ft) [LED](/source/LED) screens. In 2017, the museum was nominated for the [German Design Award](/source/German_Design_Award).[5]

Every year, the museum participates in Zurich's [Long Night of Museums](/source/Long_Night_of_Museums).[6]

## History

Plans for a museum dedicated to the 'history of world football' to be located in Zurich were proposed by then-FIFA president [Sepp Blatter](/source/Sepp_Blatter) and the [FIFA Executive Committee](/source/FIFA_Executive_Committee) in 2012.[7] In April 2013, FIFA signed a 40-year lease with [Swiss Life](/source/Swiss_Life) for the Haus zur Enge, which would be dismantled and rebuilt to house the museum; an earlier proposal would have had a museum on the grounds of the FIFA headquarters.[8] The City of Zurich Building Authority approved planning permission for the museum in November 2013.[9]

Construction on the renovated Haus zur Enge began in 2014 and was completed in December 2015.[10]

The museum opened on 28 February 2016, during a ceremony presided by the newly elected president of FIFA, [Gianni Infantino](/source/Gianni_Infantino).[11][12]

On 22 December 2020, FIFA launched legal action against its former president Sepp Blatter for "suspected criminal mismanagement". Despite costing over SFr500 million ($563m), the museum made only $3m of Fifa's $766m 2019 overall revenues.[1]

## See also

- [List of museums in Switzerland](/source/List_of_museums_in_Switzerland)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Fifa files criminal complaint over world football museum"](https://www.ft.com/content/ae262ced-824c-4b29-bf56-bb0bd1df4e4e). *[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ruiz, Rebecca C. (23 February 2016). ["FIFA: Hotelier, Landlord and, Yes, Soccer Overseer"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/sports/soccer/fifa-museum-apartments-zurich-sepp-blatter.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["About Us: Building"](http://www.fifamuseum.com/about/building/). FIFA World Football Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["FIFA World Football Museum Fact Sheet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160302013731/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/50/62/72/fifaworldfootballmuseum_factsheet_jan2015_neutral.pdf) (PDF). FIFA. January 2015. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/50/62/72/fifaworldfootballmuseum_factsheet_jan2015_neutral.pdf) (PDF) on March 2, 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["German Design Award Nominee 2017"](http://www.german-design-award.com/die-gewinner/galerie/detail/8092-fifa-world-football-museum.html). Retrieved 21 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Zürich's Long Night of Museums"](http://www.fifamuseum.com/exhibitions-and-events/events/zurich-s-long-night-of-museums/). Retrieved 21 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["FIFA plans football museum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150512082139/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2012/m=4/news=fifa-plans-football-museum-1617043.html) (Press release). FIFA. 18 April 2012. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2012/m=4/news=fifa-plans-football-museum-1617043.html) on May 12, 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Symbolic act from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter launches FIFA museum project"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150512083346/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2013/m=4/news=symbolic-act-from-fifa-president-joseph-blatter-launches-fifa-museum-pro-2063900.html) (Press release). FIFA. 25 April 2013. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2013/m=4/news=symbolic-act-from-fifa-president-joseph-blatter-launches-fifa-museum-pro-2063900.html) on May 12, 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Construction approval granted for FIFA World Football Museum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150512081116/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2014/m=5/news=construction-approval-granted-for-fifa-world-football-museum-2343250.html) (Press release). FIFA. 23 May 2014. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2014/m=5/news=construction-approval-granted-for-fifa-world-football-museum-2343250.html) on May 12, 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["FIFA World Football Museum: Opening date set"](http://www.fifamuseum.com/about/media/press-releases/fifa-world-football-museum-opening-date-set-2609751/) (Press release). FIFA World Football Museum. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["FIFA World Football Museum celebrates opening"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160229100408/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=2/news=fifa-welt-fussball-museum-feierlich-eroffnet-2767445-2767459.html) (Press release). FIFA. 28 February 2016. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=2/news=fifa-welt-fussball-museum-feierlich-eroffnet-2767445-2767459.html) on February 29, 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Homewood, Brian (28 February 2016). ["Infantino opens FIFA museum, says reforms are priority"](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-fifa-museum-idUSKCN0W10M3). *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.fifamuseum.com/) [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Association_football) - [History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:History) - [Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sports) - [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Switzerland)

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