Phar Lap Collection

As well as the hide of Phar Lap, the Museum also holds an important collection of over 350 items of racing equipment and memorabilia relating to Phar Lap, including race programmes, winner's sashes, saddles, horseshoes, horse rugs, jockey's silks, a whip and other items collected by his owners and carers during his working life. Since the late 1980s, the Museum has actively developed the collection to further document the social and historical context of Phar Lap's career and the enduring public interest in the horse since his tragic death at the height of the Great Depression. Included in this latter category is an extensive archive of documents and photographs, examples of publicity materials produced by the Museum featuring Phar Lap, and a range of commercial and homemade souvenirs and memorabilia reflecting people's ongoing fascination with his story.除法尔莱普（Phar Lap）的皮毛标本外，该博物馆还藏有一批共计350余件与法尔莱普相关的赛马装备及纪念藏品，涵盖赛事赛程册、冠军绶带、马鞍、马蹄铁、马毯、赛马骑师彩服、马鞭，以及其主人与照料者在其赛马生涯期间收集的其他各类物品。自20世纪80年代末以来，该博物馆积极扩充馆藏，以进一步还原法尔莱普赛马生涯的社会与历史语境，并记录其在大萧条鼎盛时期悲剧离世后，公众对这匹赛驹经久不衰的关注。在此类扩充馆藏范畴内，包含大量档案文献与照片、该博物馆制作的以法尔莱普为主题的宣传物料样本，以及一系列商业与自制纪念品和纪念藏品，生动反映出大众对其传奇故事始终不减的痴迷与喜爱。