1. Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
Northampton, England
Northampton Borough Council’s museum cares for the largest collection of objects charting the history of shoes in the world. The collection is designated as being of national and international significance and consists of 12,000 shoes and 50,000 archival records including documentary footage and fine art. You can view their brief History of Shoes here, browse images of some of the shoes in the collection on their flikr stream, or see some Highlights of their Collection here.
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- Deutsches Schuhmuseum (Hauenstein, Palitinate, Germany)
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