<Tr> <Th> Director </Th> <Td> Jeff Idelson (since 2008) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> baseballhall.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, and operated by private interests . It serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displays baseball - related artifacts and exhibits, and honors those who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport . The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations ." </P> <P> The word Cooperstown is often used as shorthand (or a metonym) for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum . </P>

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