Storish Football Museum

The Storish Football Museum was Stormark's National Museum of football. It was located at the Haraldsborgs Idrætsvøllur in Haraldsborg and is run by the Storsk Boldspil-Union. The museum was founded to to preserve, conserve and interpret several important collections of Storish association football memorabilia. The museum was completely destroyed, including all its artefacts, during the Collapse of Stormark (2020).

The Museum

Founded in 2010, the Storish Football Museum housed over 1000 objects of football memorabilia, including Stormark's oldest cap and match ticket, from its first official international match in the year 2007; and Stormark's oldest national trophy, the Heartland Cup, which was made in 2005. The museum was completely destroyed in 2020.

Haraldsborgs Idrætsvøllur stadium tour

The Storish Football Museum offered an expansive and informative tour of Haraldsborgs Idrætsvøllur where visitors got an experience similar to players on match day. Visitors were able to visit the underground roadway, team changing rooms and managers dugouts. Visitors were able to walk down the tunnel to the unveiling of the Idrætsvøllur crowd.

Visitors got access to 1000 exhibits in all of the 5 display gallery's along with the chance to score a goal from the Idrætsvøllur penalty spot. Visitors also got the chance to see the Storish Football Hall of Fame and were able to climb the stairs to the cup presentation area in Idrætsvøllur's stands.

Collections

The Storish Football Museum was home to a remarkable range of football related objects. The objects were divided into separate donor collections. These collections were invaluable to the museum as they tell the story of Storish football. These collections inspired new exhibitions and displays as well as refreshing existing ones.

The museum had an active acquisitions policy and regularly accepted donations provided they were in line with the collections policy.

Education

With over 7 galleries and 1000 objects the Storish Football Museum was an engaging and inspiring learning experience.

Football was an important part of Stormark's heritage, its way of life and sense of identity. The Storish Football Museum collected preserved and interpreted this heritage. The galleries used objects, film, sound and interactive activites to explain the history and impact of football in Stormark.

Working with education professionals the museum haf developed a series of teachers' notes and worksheets to aid teacher-led interaction with the museum's collection. These could be made available for school visits.

Hall of Fame

The Storish Football Hall of Fame honoured the really great players, managers and officials who have contributed to Stormark's football reputation with their skills, spirit and determination. By the time of Stormark's collapse, there were 19 football players in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was characterised as a must-see for every person that loves football and whoever is involved in football. Every year, supporters and figures from within football propose some worthy entrants before the final decision for the list of the players.