Explore items in the Smithsonian's collections related to 1924. In January, the first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. The Summer Olympics followed later in the year in ...

The timing of the event is of course no coincidence. Paris last hosted the summer Olympic Games in 1924 and for France, a nation with a powerful relationship to its past, marking this 100th ...

A Cambridge art show will focus on the last Olympics that were held in Paris a century ago, as the Games return to the French capital this summer. “Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body” will ...