Tennis Hall of Fame museum re-opens after $3M renovation

THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME celebrated the six-month, $3 million renovation of its museum on Wednesday with a grand re-opening ceremony.
THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME celebrated the six-month, $3 million renovation of its museum on Wednesday with a grand re-opening ceremony.

NEWPORT – The International Tennis Hall of Fame is celebrating the grand re-opening of its museum today after a six-month, $3 million renovation.
Through the renovation, all of the galleries were redesigned in an effort to deliver a new, engaging experience for visitors, according to the Hall of Fame.
The new museum is designed to draw visitors into the content though interactive exhibits and a narrative of tennis history linked to the lives and careers of the 243 Hall of Famers who helped build the sport.
More than 1,900 artifacts of tennis history are displayed throughout the exhibit galleries, including trophies, equipment, art, fashion, publications, audio/visual and more.
The new museum also features multimedia technology, such as a hologram of Roger Federer talking about why he loves tennis. The Hall of Fame said that this is the first use of holographic technology in a sports museum in the nation.
Officials expected to attend the 11:30 a.m. ribbon cutting ceremony marking the grand reopening included ITHF Chairman Christopher Clouser, ITHF CEO Todd Martin, Hall of Famer and ITHF President Stan Smith, state Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano and state Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor.

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