HALL OF FAME

A 'hall of fame' (sometimes 'HOF') is a type of museum established for any a field of endeavour to honour individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums which enshrine the honourees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia. In other cases, the hall of fame is more figurative, and simply consists of a list of names of noteworthy individuals maintained by an organization.
The opposite of hall of fame is called 'hall of shame' (sometimes 'HOS').

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See also

★ Hall of Fame for Great Americans: the original Hall of Fame.^[1]

★ List of halls and walks of fame

Notes

1. Whilst it was the first to be designated "Hall of Fame" — the word "fame" was employed with the intention of transmitting the value-laden meaning that is very close to the word "renown" (rather than today's more common meaning of "celebrity" (Rubin, 1997, p.14) — other monuments of a similar nature, such as the Walhalla temple, are much older.

References

★ Rubin, R., "The Mall of Fame", ''The Atlantic Monthly'', Vol.280, No.1, (July 1997), pp.14-18.