About the World Rugby Museum

The World Rugby Museum in the East Stand of Twickenham Stadium formerly opened as ‘The Museum of Rugby’ in 1996. It became the World Rugby Museum in 2007.

Its collection of over 10,000 objects are displayed within its permanent galleries and supplement a regular programme of special exhibitions as well as formal and informal learning programmes. The museum and Twickenham Stadium tours welcome over 25,000 visitors annually.

The museum’s vision is as follows:

“The World Rugby Museum will collect, document, interpret and exhibit the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of rugby football memorabilia.”

Its mission statement is:

“We will endeavour to maintain a service of the highest quality in order to promote the game of rugby football by inspiring; by educating; and by entertaining visitors from all sections of the community and all nations.  The collection and associated documentation will be preserved for use by future generations.”