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AMNH Presents For the Win: Objects of Sports Excellence, opening May 15

May 13, 2026

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A display case with text "The Art of Winning" over a championship belt on the wall and four trophies lined up below the belt. “The Art of Winning” displays Claressa Shields 2019 WBO Middleweight Championship Belt, the NFL’s Vince Lombardi Trophy, Major League Baseball World Series Commissioner’s Trophy, the NWSL 2023 Championship trophy awarded to NJ/NY Gotham FC, and the MLS Philip F. Anschutz Trophy awarded to New York City FC in 2021. 
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