'Museum' shares Olympic experience

A mobile Olympic "museum" will be in Queenstown this month, giving residents and visitors a chance to experience New Zealand's Olympic success and history.

The Samsung Experience Truck, an 18m, 28-tonne vehicle, will be in the resort from June 21 to 24, featuring a range of interactive digital experiences, designed to get New Zealanders involved in the 2012 games, being held in London.

Visitors can wear a replica Olympic gold medal, or hold Olympic Games torches and share images with family and friends via social networking.

Those wanting to take a look back in time can browse New Zealand Olympic moments spanning more than 100 years using a specially designed mobile app.

Olympic memorabilia, including the shoes Peter Snell wore to train before the 1964 Tokyo Games, will also be on display.

People can also view the New Zealand Olympic Committee's 2012 Olympic "Proud Moments" campaign where New Zealanders, including athletes and celebrities, shared their thoughts on what made them proud to be a New Zealander to help inspire our athletes for combat in London.

Various games designed to test sporting prowess would also be on offer.

Samsung New Zealand corporate marketing manager Don Renwick said the company sought to create an experience which would bring the Games closer to all New Zealanders.

"We wanted to create an Olympics experience that all Kiwis could enjoy to help build excitement for the 2012 games and support our New Zealand team."

NZOC secretary-general Kereyn Smith said the truck mixed the prestige of New Zealand's Olympic past with the excitement of the coming games.

"It's great to see that thousands of Kiwis can now experience the magic of the games and New Zealand's Olympic history."

• The truck will be open to the public at the Ballarat St car park in Queenstown from 10am to 2pm on June 21 and from 10am to 8.30pm on June 22, 23 and 24. Lakes Environmental resource management services manager Brian Fitzpatrick said the truck would use a small portion of the car park and was not likely to affect leaseholders.

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