The popular Wolves Museum opened on 23rd November 2012 and is the perfect presentation of the club’s rich and eventful history, from inception to the modern day, and on Friday 27th January, that past will be celebrated at Molineux.
Back in 2012, the museum was opened by Wolves legends Ron Flowers, Steve Bull, Derek Parkin and Jim McCalliog, while major contributions came from the late Graham Hughes and Pat Quirke, who will forever be associated with the museum.
More than 50,000 items have been archived over the years, including Billy Wright’s first contract, Rev Kenneth Hunt’s Olympic gold medal from 1908 and a matchday programme from the club’s match against Aston Villa in 1888.
In January, a fantastic evening is planned with a host of ex-players attending, as well as other special guests, while Wolves’ historians have created an especially difficult club quiz, which will be enjoyed after a buffet meal, during a night hosted by local BBC personality Jenny Wilkes.
The event will begin at 6.30pm on 27th January, taking place at the Wolves Museum in the Stan Cullis Stand, and tickets are priced at £59.95 each, while a gold package ticket for four, which includes a pitch view and selection of table drinks, is available for £385.
A drink on entry will comes as part of the ticket, as will a tour of the Museum, question and answers with Wolves heroes, silent auction for the Wolves Foundation and Good Shepherd, as well as the opportunity to win top prizes in the ultimate Wolves quiz.
Kevin Kay, head of ancillary sales at Wolves, said: “I speak on behalf of the whole club when saying how lucky and proud we are to have a museum built within the stadium – this is something very few English clubs can claim to have.
“It was important to me that we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the museum opening and the best way, in my opinion, was to hold an exclusive event where players from past and present will be able to meet with fans of all ages. Our museum and stadium tours team work so incredibly hard to make the museum a success and we’re looking forward to being able to celebrate this special day with them.”
Former Wolves forward Mel Eves added: “As someone born into a Wolves-supporting family, I am like a kid in a sweetshop at Wolves Museum. There are plenty of exhibits from the 1950s, when Wolves were the biggest team in the country, and those famous floodlit games when the team ventured into Europe, playing the best continental teams and beating them. It celebrates the club’s history from 1877 to the present day.”
