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Bréal’s Silver Cup, the first Marathon Winner’s Cup presented to Spyros Louis at the inaugural Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, in an auction held at Christie’s, where it was being offered for sale for the first time by the runner’s grandson.</p> <p>The SNF’s decision to participate in the auction was motivated by the Cup’s historical significance both as an Olympic and a national artifact. The SNF announced immediately its commitment to make the Cup available to the public and to share it with everyone by displaying it permanently at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, upon its completion. In the interim, more than 3,500,000 visitors have had the opportunity of viewing the Cup during its exhibit at the Acropolis Museum in Athens (September 2012 – August 2014 and April 2015 – January 2016). The Cup was also hosted for 6 months at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (September 2014 – March 2015), during a period that coincided with the International Marathon of Lausanne, which attracted approximately 3,000 runners from around the world, enabling both athletes and visitors to see this historic Olympic artifact from up close.</p> <p>Usually exhibited at the SNFCC Agora, the Spyros Louis Cup <a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2020/03/spyros-louis-silver-cup,-from-the-snfcc,-to-ancient-olympia/" title="Spyros Louis Silver Cup, from the SNFCC, to Ancient Olympia">is temporarily on display at the Museum of the Ancient Olympic Games</a> in celebration of the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Museum is temporarily closed to the public due to COVID-19.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/media/6380429/The-Breal-Cup-Booklet_2016.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Booklet on the Spyros Louis’s Bréal Cup</strong></a></p> </div> </div> <aside class="additional-data"> <section class="related"><h2>RELATED <strong>NEWS</strong></h2> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2015/03/the-historic-silver-cup-awarded-to-spyros-louis-returns-to-the-acropolis-museum/">18 March 2015 - The historic Silver Cup awarded to Spyros Louis returns to the Acropolis Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2014/10/inauguration-of-spyros-louis-cup-exhibition-in-olympic-museum/">27 October 2014 - Inauguration of Spyros Louis Cup Exhibition in Olympic Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2014/09/the-historic-silver-cup-awarded-to-spyros-louis-at-the-olympic-museum/">04 September 2014 - The historic Silver Cup awarded to Spyros Louis will be exhibited temporarily at Τhe Olympic Museum, in Lausanne</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2012/08/the-stavros-niarchos-foundation-announces-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-of-spyros-louis%E2%80%99s-silver-cup-at-the-acropolis-museum/">27 August 2012 - The Stavros Niarchos Foundation announces the opening of the exhibition of Spyros Louis’s Silver Cup at the Acropolis Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2012/07/the-stavros-niarchos-foundation-fulfills-its-commitment-to-make-breal%E2%80%99s-silver-cup,-presented-to-spyros-louis,-accessible-to-the-general-public/">18 July 2012 - The Stavros Niarchos Foundation fulfills its commitment to make Breal’s Silver Cup, presented to Spyros Louis, accessible to the general public</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/news/2012/04/historic-breal%E2%80%99s-silver-cup,-marathon-winner%E2%80%99s-cup-from-the-first-modern-olympics,-acquired-at-christie%E2%80%99s-auction-by-the-stavros-niarchos-foundation/">18 April 2012 - Historic Breal’s Silver Cup, Marathon Winner’s Cup from the First Modern Olympics, acquired at Christie’s Auction by The Stavros Niarchos Foundation</a></li> </ul></section> </aside> <div class="content"> <div class="share-actions"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.snf.org/en/initiatives/spyros-louis-cup/" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div><span class="separate">|</span><a href="#" class="print">print</a><span class="separate">|</span><a class="send" href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b788d5d8d3ce8adfc3c3c78d9898c0c0c099c4d9d199d8c5d098d2d998ded9dec3ded6c3dec1d2c498c4c7cec5d8c49adbd8c2dec49ad4c2c79891d6dac78cc4c2d5ddd2d4c38ae4e7eee5f8e4928587fbf8e2fee4928587f4e2e7"> send</a><span> this page</span></div> </div> </main> <footer> <div class="new"> <div class="social"> <div class="title"><strong>Connect</strong> with us </div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.facebook.com/SNFoundation" class="fb" target="_blank">facebook</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://twitter.com/SNForg" class="tw" target="_blank">twitter</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.youtube.com/StavrosNiarchosF" class="yt" target="_blank">youtube</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.instagram.com/snforg/" class="in" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.linkedin.com/company/snforg" class="li" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></div> <div class="notice new"><img src="/web/20200814121744im_/https://www.snf.org/images/logo-footer.png" class="logo-footer" alt="Stavros Niarchos Foundation"><p><img src="/web/20200814121744im_/https://www.snf.org/images/logo-snfcc.png" class="logo-snfcc" alt="Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center"><span class="snf-notice">The SNF does not necessarily share the views or opinions of the charitable organizations which it may choose to fund or otherwise assist, and no inference of any endorsement of such views or opinions as a consequence of any action the SNF may take in pursuit of its charitable purposes is warranted. <p> Auditors: Deloitte</span></p> <div class="disclaimer"><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/disclaimer/">PRIVACY & TERMS OF USE</a><span class="separator">|</span><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/contact-footer/">CONTACT US</a><span class="separator">|</span><a href="/web/20200814121744/https://www.snf.org/en/sitemap/">SITEMAP</a><span class="copyright">Stavros Niarchos Foundation</span></div> </div> <div class="rest"> <div class="newsletter"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/http://eepurl.com/dwQKWD" target="_blank"><strong>Join</strong> our Newsletter » </a></div> <div class="social"> <div class="title"><strong>Connect</strong> with us </div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.facebook.com/SNFoundation" class="fb" target="_blank">facebook</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://twitter.com/SNForg" class="tw" target="_blank">twitter</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.youtube.com/StavrosNiarchosF" class="yt" target="_blank">youtube</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.instagram.com/snforg/" class="in" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.linkedin.com/company/snforg" class="li" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></div> </div> </div> </footer> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/web/20200814121744js_/https://www.snf.org/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20200814121744/https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-2590516-2', 'snf.org'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> window.cookieconsent_options = {"message":"The use of cookies makes the navigation of our website user-friendly and more effective. 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