It may come as a surprise to hear, but Olympic medals weren't always handed out for sports achievements. Irish man Jack B Yeats' painting titled The Liffey Swim won a silver medal in the arts and ...

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 ...

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 ...