Baseball connects us: Generation to generation, fan to fan and rival to rival. Experience its history and live its story. Round third to Cooperstown now. 

Let’s Play Ball

IN COOPERSTOWN, YOUR MEMORIES COME ALIVE

Make your way here and journey through the moments and memories that have enriched countless lives, starting with yours.

Coming to Bat in Cooperstown

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Extraordinary Events

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A base from Opening Day in Pittsburgh in 2023. Photo credit Joe Sargent/MLB Photos.

2024 Opening Day

03.28.2024

Spend the 2024 Opening Day watching games in the Bullpen Theater!
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Leslie Heaphy

Voices of the Game: Leslie Heaphy

03.29.2024

Noted historian, author and professor Leslie Heaphy joins us for a Voices of the Game program in the Museum’s Bullpen Theater.

Immersive Exhibits

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Father and son in the Plaque Gallery

HALL OF FAME PLAQUE GALLERY

The Plaque Gallery is sacred ground for baseball fans, where the bronze plaques of the Hall of Famers line the oak walls and visitors speak in hushed, reverential tones. The dramatic arched entryway and marble columns let you know you are somewhere special.

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Souls of the Game logo

OPENING MAY 25th

The new exhibit will honor the history of Black baseball and celebrate its impact on the game and on our country. 

Line up the perfect play:

Let's See Treasures.

With over 140,000 baseball cards, 40,000 unique objects and 250,000 images, you're bound to make at least one extraordinary discovery.

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Show me legends.

From legendary players to managers, umpires, executives and pioneers, their stories live on here.

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Give me history.

Learn the latest about the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and anticipate which history-makers will be joining the hall next.

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I want to help.

Donate an artifact or become a member. There are many roles for you to play in the future of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

FIND YOUR WAY TO GIVE