“50 years of Women’s Professional Bowling” exhibit to open in 2011 during Bowl Expo and USBC Convention
The new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HOF) has announced that it will be adding a new exhibit to the museum which pays tribute to the history of women’s professional bowling. The exhibit will be unveiled during the International Bowl Expo and USBC Convention, which will be held, in Grapevine, Texas during the last week in June 2011. The IBM/HF occupies 18,000 square feet of the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas.
The campaign to raise money from the bowling industry for the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame ended Aug. 31 with more than $1.4 million donated overall. More than 80 donations of at least $5,000 were received including 16 at the $25,000 or above levels. The IBMHOF is located on the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, TX.
One of bowling's biggest annual fund-raising events was once again a huge success, thanks to the generosity of the people attending and bidding at the 2010 Salute to Bowling. The Salute, held June 30 at the Las Vegas Hilton during International Bowl Expo, raised more than $130,000 to help fund the operations of the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HF) at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. It was the most money raised since moving the event to Bowl Expo in 2002.
Cites Grand Opening in Arlington, Texas as one of his career's 'greatest moment'
Bill Supper has announced his retirement as executive director of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HF), effective June 15, 2010. Supper is a 30-year veteran of the bowling business, having worked for the BPAA) the IBPSIA and as executive director of the Hall for a total of five years.
Supper, who joined the Museum this past September, stated, "It was such an honor to be selected by the IBMHOF board of directors to assist in the final build-out and grand opening of this state-of-the art tribute to the sport of bowling."
The people included in the Hall of Fame section of the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will be part of something quite special. What took up a large amount of space in the IBM/HF's former home in St. Louis will be contained in one state-of-the-art exhibit. Instead of large portraits or plaques and a small amount of information about each person, 21st-century technology will incorporate Hall of Famers in one interactive exhibit with an abundance of facts and tidbits.
Amy Polley has been named curator of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame by IBMHOF Executive Director Bill Supper. Polley will be responsible for managing the collection, programs and exhibits at the new museum located in the International Bowling Campus in Arlington. IBMHOF Chairman Pat Ciniello has announced that the
not-for-profit organization has eclipsed its capital fundraising goal
of $1 million from the bowling community. The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame opens to the public Jan. 25,
Some of bowling's most special organizations and competitors will be among the highlights of the final part of the modern era section at the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. Called Bowling Reaches Out, the section includes four areas: Bowling Charities, Everyone Can Bowl, Hometown Heroics and Route 66 mini-lanes. "You don't have to be a pro or physically fit. Anyone who wants the challenge can bowl", said Ross Edwards, design director for Dallas' Museum Arts and the lead designer for the IBM/HF.
While many people think of a museum as only a place to depict history, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will prove to be much more with its section on the modern era. The section starts with a quick display called "Growing Up a Professional" that will give an overview of the progression of a bowler from youth to pro. Entering the youth area, the most eye-catching feature will be the Bowlopolis-themed kiosk.
In the middle of the new International Bowling Museum and Hall Fame is a visually-appealing section that will serve as an important transition in telling bowling's story. The Theater will help take patrons from the historical section they've just seen to the modern era they are about to visit. On a large projection screen and on walls on either side, the theater features narration, music, lighting, pictures, film, graphics and artifacts, plus two regulation 1930s lanes, to give people a true sense of both eras.
After seeing the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame's Grand Entrance, visitors will enter a section that not only tells the story of bowling's origins, but also its role in American culture. The history section now under construction at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas, begins with the sport's ancient beginnings and carries through most of the 1900s. "People just going to the museum will learn something they haven't learned before," said Ross Edwards, lead designer for the IBM/HF.
From long-time bowlers to those just learning about the sport, visitors to the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will feel the thrill of the new shrine in Arlington, Texas, from the moment they step into the Grand Entrance. Designed to give visitors an eye-catching preview of what they will see once inside, the Grand Entrance will feature a combination of historic and modern bowling people and events.
Ciniello to lead another year; Tessmar joins board of trustees
The International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame (IBM/HF) has hired Bill Supper (l.) to become its executive director. A long-time industry executive, Supper has had stints with Ebonite International, Storm Bowling Products and Columbia 300, and currently is the deputy executive director of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America. The IBM/HF also has added Lori Tessmar (r.), president of sales and marketing for Turbo Accessories, to its board of trustees.
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will partner with The Bowling Foundation to launch a new capital campaign to raise $1 million from the bowling industry for the IBM/HF. The hope is to reach the goal by the opening of the IBM/HF's new, state-of-the-art home at the International Bowling Campus in early 2010. The campaign was established to ensure funding and support for relocation of the IBM/HF and to maintain operations. A variety of contribution levels are available, including different recognition for individuals, companies and associations.
The International Bowling Museum has sold its St. Louis property for $2 million to a company affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Partnership. The land parcel likely will become a part of the new Ballpark Village development. "The timing for selling the property was perfect," said Pat Ciniello, Museum President. "We are joining the many different bowling organizations in a move to Arlington, Texas, which is a huge step toward industry consolidation and partnership. The proceeds of the sale allow us to move forward with the relocation as well as the designing and developing of our new facility."
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame Board of Trustees voted unanimously this week to move the Hall of Fame from its current location in St. Louis to Arlington, Texas. The new Museum and Hall of Fame will be located in a new development that will house bowling's two national entities, the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America. It is anticipated that the Hall of Fame will reopen in Arlington within 18 months.
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame Board of Trustees voted unanimously this week to move the Hall of Fame from its current location in St. Louis, MO to Arlington, Texas. The new Museum and Hall of Fame will be located in a new development that will house bowling's two national entities, the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America. As part of the planned move, the IBM/HF reached an agreement to sell the existing Hall and Museum structure– which is also home to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum – and its land to the Ballpark Village partnership consisting of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cordish Company.
The United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors voted unanimously to release the deed of trust on the property owned by the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, giving the Hall of Fame the right to move to a new location. Just this week, the USBC and BPAA submitted a formal proposal for the Hall of Fame to move to Arlington into a facility being purchased by USBC and BPAA.
The new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HOF) has announced that it will be adding a new exhibit to the museum which pays tribute to the history of women’s professional bowling. The exhibit will be unveiled during the International Bowl Expo and USBC Convention, which will be held, in Grapevine, Texas during the last week in June 2011. The IBM/HF occupies 18,000 square feet of the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. 
The campaign to raise money from the bowling industry for the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame ended Aug. 31 with more than $1.4 million donated overall. More than 80 donations of at least $5,000 were received including 16 at the $25,000 or above levels. The IBMHOF is located on the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, TX. 
One of bowling's biggest annual fund-raising events was once again a huge success, thanks to the generosity of the people attending and bidding at the 2010 Salute to Bowling. The Salute, held June 30 at the Las Vegas Hilton during International Bowl Expo, raised more than $130,000 to help fund the operations of the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HF) at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. It was the most money raised since moving the event to Bowl Expo in 2002.
Bill Supper has announced his retirement as executive director of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HF), effective June 15, 2010. Supper is a 30-year veteran of the bowling business, having worked for the BPAA) the IBPSIA and as executive director of the Hall for a total of five years.
Supper, who joined the Museum this past September, stated, "It was such an honor to be selected by the IBMHOF board of directors to assist in the final build-out and grand opening of this state-of-the art tribute to the sport of bowling."
The people included in the Hall of Fame section of the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will be part of something quite special. What took up a large amount of space in the IBM/HF's former home in St. Louis will be contained in one state-of-the-art exhibit. Instead of large portraits or plaques and a small amount of information about each person, 21st-century technology will incorporate Hall of Famers in one interactive exhibit with an abundance of facts and tidbits.
Amy Polley has been named curator of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame by IBMHOF Executive Director Bill Supper. Polley will be responsible for managing the collection, programs and exhibits at the new museum located in the International Bowling Campus in Arlington. IBMHOF Chairman Pat Ciniello has announced that the
not-for-profit organization has eclipsed its capital fundraising goal
of $1 million from the bowling community. The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame opens to the public Jan. 25, 
Some of bowling's most special organizations and competitors will be among the highlights of the final part of the modern era section at the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. Called Bowling Reaches Out, the section includes four areas: Bowling Charities, Everyone Can Bowl, Hometown Heroics and Route 66 mini-lanes. "You don't have to be a pro or physically fit. Anyone who wants the challenge can bowl", said Ross Edwards, design director for Dallas' Museum Arts and the lead designer for the IBM/HF. 
While many people think of a museum as only a place to depict history, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will prove to be much more with its section on the modern era. The section starts with a quick display called "Growing Up a Professional" that will give an overview of the progression of a bowler from youth to pro. Entering the youth area, the most eye-catching feature will be the Bowlopolis-themed kiosk.
In the middle of the new International Bowling Museum and Hall Fame is a visually-appealing section that will serve as an important transition in telling bowling's story. The Theater will help take patrons from the historical section they've just seen to the modern era they are about to visit. On a large projection screen and on walls on either side, the theater features narration, music, lighting, pictures, film, graphics and artifacts, plus two regulation 1930s lanes, to give people a true sense of both eras.
After seeing the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame's Grand Entrance, visitors will enter a section that not only tells the story of bowling's origins, but also its role in American culture. The history section now under construction at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas, begins with the sport's ancient beginnings and carries through most of the 1900s. "People just going to the museum will learn something they haven't learned before," said Ross Edwards, lead designer for the IBM/HF.
From long-time bowlers to those just learning about the sport, visitors to the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will feel the thrill of the new shrine in Arlington, Texas, from the moment they step into the Grand Entrance. Designed to give visitors an eye-catching preview of what they will see once inside, the Grand Entrance will feature a combination of historic and modern bowling people and events.
The International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame (IBM/HF) has hired Bill Supper (l.) to become its executive director. A long-time industry executive, Supper has had stints with Ebonite International, Storm Bowling Products and Columbia 300, and currently is the deputy executive director of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America. The IBM/HF also has added Lori Tessmar (r.), president of sales and marketing for Turbo Accessories, to its board of trustees. 
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will partner with The Bowling Foundation to launch a new capital campaign to raise $1 million from the bowling industry for the IBM/HF. The hope is to reach the goal by the opening of the IBM/HF's new, state-of-the-art home at the International Bowling Campus in early 2010. The campaign was established to ensure funding and support for relocation of the IBM/HF and to maintain operations. A variety of contribution levels are available, including different recognition for individuals, companies and associations.
The International Bowling Museum has sold its St. Louis property for $2 million to a company affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Partnership. The land parcel likely will become a part of the new Ballpark Village development. "The timing for selling the property was perfect," said Pat Ciniello, Museum President. "We are joining the many different bowling organizations in a move to Arlington, Texas, which is a huge step toward industry consolidation and partnership. The proceeds of the sale allow us to move forward with the relocation as well as the designing and developing of our new facility."
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame Board of Trustees voted unanimously this week to move the Hall of Fame from its current location in St. Louis to Arlington, Texas. The new Museum and Hall of Fame will be located in a new development that will house bowling's two national entities, the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America. It is anticipated that the Hall of Fame will reopen in Arlington within 18 months. 