ZOOM - Lake Placid and the Olympic Winter Games
Course | Registration opens 1/21/2025 8:00 AM EST
“Lake Placid and the Olympic Winter Games” will bring participants on a journey through time, beginning with the ancient Olympics and ending with the Games in our modern era. We will learn about the 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympics and the community efforts that brought the world to the village of Lake Placid. Participants will leave with an inside view of how the Olympics operate and experience unique elements of art, design, and culture that define the Games each year. Lastly, a question-and-answer session with a museum staff member will allow participants to guide their own learning.
- These resources do not contain essential requisite information, but participants are encouraged to check them out if they are interested in learning more about the context of our topics.
Olympic History - from the home of Zeus in Olympia to the modern Games (olympics.com)
History of the Truce (olympics.com)
The Vault Treasures of the Olympics (olympics.com)
Of Miracles and Men (2015)
Slippery slopes : how climate change is threatening the Winter Olympics / Madeleine Orr... [et al.]
Vancouver 2010: Design Focus (youtube.com)
Look to the past: When Olympic medals were awarded for architecture, music and literature (olympics.com)
Courtney Bastian
Courtney Bastian is the Lake Placid Olympic Museum Director. Courtney joined the Olympic Museum in June 2023 and has worked in museums for nearly a decade. Courtney was previously the director of the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society, where her passion for the field led her to focus on museum management and nonprofit advancement strategies.
Julia Herman
Julia Herman is the collections manager at the Olympic Museum. She has a BA in public history and an MA in museum studies. She joined the Olympic Museum staff in 2021 and oversaw the design and opening of the newly renovated museum in 2022. Herman is passionate about collections and curatorial projects.
Bridey Ryan
Bridey Ryan oversees the school and public programming at the Lake Placid Olympic Museum. Bridey joined the staff in January 2024 and has been creating new and exciting educational opportunities at the museum ever since! She is passionate about making museum learning accessible to all.