January 23, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Marko Baković holds a master's degree in shoedesign from the London College of Fashion. After graduation, he founded Baković Studio, an innovative and research-oriented design studio.
May 23, 2025 - March 2026
Sneaker Evolution uses sneakers as a mirror of our society and invites reflection on consumption, production and inclusivity. A powerful exhibition about the future of fashion, sustainability and social justice.
October 8, 2024 - April 21, 2025
Eighty years young Fred de la Bretonière turns eighty at the end of this year. For more than fifty years he has been at the forefront of Dutch shoe designers. That, of course, needs to be celebrated.
Permanent exhibition
In How It Gets Made, we show the manufacturing process of leather and shoes using historical machines and contemporary interactives.
Permanent exhibition
In Het Verhaal Van de Langstraat, five main characters recount life in an area traditionally known for the manufacture of leather and shoes.
Permanent exhibition
Thousands of years of shoe history are featured in this semi-permanent exhibition that explains the relationship between man and his footwear through place, time, rituals, function and identity.
June 7, 2022 - Feb. 4, 2023
An exploration into the relationship between pop music and shoe fashion. Striking, bizarre, iconic and trendsetting footwear from a wide variety of artists.
January 9, 2023 - April 8, 2023
The Nieuwe Lichting exhibition showcases a diverse selection of designers who graduated in 2022 from various art academies and vocational schools in the Netherlands and London.
April 7, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Shoe designers Naomi Hille and Anousjka Röben created a unique collection of shoes with leather that Ilfa Siebenhaar dyed using bacteria.
April 8, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Baked soles & mixed materials. From April 8 to 30, designer Julien Chaintreau will be on display at the Bodehuisje with his project "Neo-Vernacular Footwear.
May 2, 2023 - Sept. 17, 2023
The exhibition CUTTING EDGES in the award-winning Shoe Quarter building, explores and pushes the boundaries of contemporary design.
May 25, 2023 - June 25, 2023
the Shoe Quarter is hosting several live workshops during the Cutting Edges exhibition. Roderick Pieters, Lisa van der Plaetse and Gabriel Giordano will be guests each week and demonstrate their skills.
June 6, 2023 - July 30, 2023
The Shoe Quarter is celebrating its first anniversary by highlighting some special, recent donations.
June 25, 2023 - July 10, 2023
A dress made of seaweed. A creation made of orange peel. In the world of fashion artist Agnes van Dijk (1962, Geldrop) nothing is impossible.
September 5, 2023 - December 31, 2023
No one can ignore her at the moment: Barbie. Trending topic this summer was Barbenheimer, a double blockbuster that flooded all the cinemas
Oct. 1, 2023 - Jan. 1, 2024
Kristiyan Hristov is an emerging designer in the field of 3D printed shoes. He is working on a project exploring the use of biomimicry.
October 31, 2023 - April 1, 2024
The Old Norman term cuir bouilli, literally translatable as boiled leather, remains a mystery.
January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024
The Spotlight Cabinet in the Shoe Quarter is the domain of La Mer Orthopedic Shoes for the next three months.
January 10, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Clemens Tomlow's "monster under the bed" is part of PODIUM SHOENENLAB EDITION 2023 along with projects by Studio Joris de Groot, Kristiyan Hristov and DAE Studio Body building.
January 21, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Studio Joris de Groot is a product design and research studio exploring the tension between craft and industry.
April 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Maxim Verheul is a Dutch shoe designer who draws his inspiration from Dutch cultural heritage, in this case "the wooden shoe. His research at Schoenenkwartier focuses on the Dutch wooden shoe and the craft of making wooden shoes by hand
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Meet Gerla: a 120-year-old family business. Founded in 1904 as a tannery by Mr. Laureijssen. Then, in cooperation with his sons, developed into a unique shoe-clog manufacturer.
April 20, 2024 - September 15, 2024
As a tough guy always wanted to try out pumps? Or wanted to look a lot taller thanks to funky platform soles from the seventies? This is possible from April 20 in the Schoenenkwartier in Waalwijk.
June 28, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Laurindo is a fashion designer, historian and owner of the socially social and avant-garde label LAURINDO LOVE. Laurindo: "I see the outfits I present in the Shoe Quarter as resilient manifestations. This is how I try to achieve respect and empathy for other cultures and their dressing behaviors. With a clear link to the slavery past."
July 15, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2024
The history of the museum goes back to 1954. In that year, the "Ancient Museum for the Shoe and Leather Industry" was founded as a result of the successful exhibition SLEM (shoes, leather and fashion). Here, avid collector and teacher of shoemaking, Antoon Hendriks showed a part of his personal collection which garnered the support of local shoe manufacturers in founding a museum.
Oct. 19, 2024 - Oct. 27, 2024
The Schoenenkwartier will again participate in this year's Dutch Design Week from Oct. 19 to 27 with an exhibition at Microlab Hall, Strijp S, Eindhoven.
Sept. 17, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2024
Michel Gallus is a shoe designer who enjoys challenging the shoe industry by designing modular shoes. An undergraduate student at the Design Academy Eindhoven, he graduated in 2020 with his project HIDE - Sneakers made entirely of leather. His current work uses both digital and hands-on techniques to design and make shoes.
Oct. 5, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2024
Neskrid celebrates 100 years and presents itself in the Shoe Quarter's Spotlight Cabinet. In 100 years, the Brabant family business Neskrid has grown from an artisanal shoemaker to the specialist in the field of multifunctional (semi-)orthopedic footwear solutions.
January 7, 2025 - April 1, 2025
The Take Care Cafe is about caring for yourself, others and your belongings, with a focus on taking care of your shoes. In a time of disposable culture, we remember the value of the relationship with the things we are happy with. Caring and walking with care remains essential. Featured in the Spotlight Closet.
January 23, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Shoe designers of the future once again present themselves during the Podium 2024 exhibition. This annual exhibition showcases work realized in 2024 in collaboration with the museum's Shoe Lab.
every Wednesday afternoon
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 65,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans are present every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Jan. 22, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Jan. 26, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Jan. 29, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Feb. 2, 2025
 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free
The take care cafe where you learn to polish shoes. Do bring your own leather shoes!
Feb. 5, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Feb. 8, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Feb. 12, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Feb. 15, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 16, 2025
 | 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
Rosanne Bergsma, artisan shoemaker, will teach you in 3 hours how the process of felting works and explain how to make your own slipper.
Feb. 16, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 19, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Feb. 19, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 22, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 23, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 25, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 26, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 26, 2025
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 55,00
During this workshop you will make a simple citybag, bag or pouch with materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans will be present this afternoon from 1:30 pm to guide you.
Feb. 27, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
Feb. 28, 2025
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 2,50
We're heading into spring: the perfect opportunity to get creative! During the Typical Fun workshop, you will learn to fold unique boxes from vegetable-tanned leather inspired by Fred de la Bretonière's current exhibition.
VISITING ADDRESS
RAADHUISPLEIN 1
5141 KG WAALWIJK
+31 (0) 416 33 27 38
INFO@SCHOENENKWARTIER.NL
PARKING
TAXANDRIAWEG 4
5141 PA WAALWIJK
OPENING HOURS
DI - Fri 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Za, Sun & Feast Days 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
