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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.
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 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 23, 2024 - May 5, 2024
Walk with an experienced guide to see the machines in operation.
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.
every Wednesday afternoon
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 65,00
During this workshop you will make a simple bag (or pouch with ) materials from our own stock. Our craftsmen Adje and Frans are present every Wednesday afternoon starting at 1:30 pm to guide you.
April 7, 2024
 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free
The take care cafe where you learn to polish shoes. Do bring your own leather shoes!
April 30, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
Oh that was just done for fun! Sometimes shoes are just fantasies, really. So said designer Beth Levine. She worked in the '60s and '70s for the label Herbert Levine, which she built with her husband.
May 1, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
"Have you ever wanted to learn to draw like a real artist? Then we have good news for you! In the Shoe Quarter we met the amazing artist Ron Beumer and he loves to recreate shoes.
May 2, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
Choose from a variety of beautiful materials such as leather straps, wool, cotton and fantasy yarns. Step by step, our volunteers will explain how to weave with these different materials.
May 3, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
From scraps of leather make a mosaic on a canvas. We have several sneaker models ready for you to use.
May 4, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
Your shoes are meant to be walked on, but if you let go of that idea and see them as objects, you can turn them into something completely different! Like a monster or a bird with the heel as its beak.
May 5, 2024
 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free
The take care cafe where you learn to polish shoes. Do bring your own leather shoes!
May 12, 2024
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 7,50
Today you can paint wooden shoes with your mother. In this workshop you will paint one wooden shoe. You can hang your painted wooden shoe or put it somewhere as decoration. It will be a real work of art!
May 26, 2024
 | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
€ 65,00
During this workshop you will make sandals to the size of your foot in three hours, in color and leather of your choice. Amber van Mourik completed her training in 2016 in artisan shoe and bag making and now works as an orthopedic shoemaker. She has extensive experience in custom shoe making.
June 2, 2024
 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free
The take care cafe where you learn to polish shoes. Do bring your own leather shoes!
June 9, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
Oh that was just done for fun! Sometimes shoes are just fantasies, really. So said designer Beth Levine. She worked in the '60s and '70s for the label Herbert Levine, which she built with her husband.
June 9, 2024
 | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
€ 65,00
During this workshop you will make sandals to the size of your foot in three hours, in color and leather of your choice. Amber van Mourik completed her training in 2016 in artisan shoe and bag making and now works as an orthopedic shoemaker. She has extensive experience in custom shoe making.
June 16, 2024
 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.
€ 7,50
Choose from a variety of beautiful materials such as leather straps, wool, cotton and fantasy yarns. Step by step, our volunteers will explain how to weave with these different materials.
June 23, 2024
 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
€ 150,00
Assemble your own sneaker sandal under the guidance of designer Roderick Pieters. He conceived and developed a DIY sneaker kit.
June 30, 2024
 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
€ 7,50
Ready to make your own unique purse? During this workshop you will use real leather to make your most beautiful purse.
July 7, 2024
 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free
The take care cafe where you learn to polish shoes. Do bring your own leather shoes!
Aug. 3, 2024
 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free
The take care cafe where you learn to polish shoes. Do bring your own leather shoes!
VISITING ADDRESS
RAADHUISPLEIN 1
5141 KG WAALWIJK
+31 (0) 416 33 27 38
[email protected]
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.
