Elke woensdag neem je bij het Schoenenkwartier gratis iemand mee naar het museum met Waalwijk Woensdag.
Een terugblik op 2025 in het Schoenenkwartier: van Sneaker Evolution en Okke de Spin tot groei, jong publiek en een stevige basis voor 2026.
Modeontwerper Tevin Blancheville werkt van januari t/m april 2026 als Artist in Residence aan sneakers van afvalmateriaal.
Elke woensdag neem je bij het Schoenenkwartier gratis iemand mee naar het museum met Waalwijk Woensdag.
Combineer schaatsplezier op het IJsparadijs met een warm, creatief museumbezoek in het Schoenenkwartier in Waalwijk.
Een presentatie over de ontwikkeling van orthopedische schoenen, van traditioneel ambacht tot datagedreven ontwerp.
Discover Classic Basics in the Shoe Quarter. On October 18 and 19, Hessel Romeijn presents his handmade shoes in our store. Freely accessible during opening hours.
Discover what happens when craft, innovation and sustainability come together at the Shoe Lab.
Signing session, scavenger hunt and children's activities with Paul van Loon in the Shoe Quarter.
This fall break, combine a visit to the Shoe Quarter with lunch at Kandinsky - culture and culinary a 1-minute walk away.
Museum Week Action 2025: Take someone to the Shoe Quarter for free from Oct. 11 tm 19, 2025.
From manual design to digital design. Sneaker Evolution shows how technology and creativity come together in the design of the future.
On Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, Okke's Grand Hotel is free to visit! Between noon and 5 p.m., step into a world of games, riddles and activities. From conjuring snakes to stacking shoeboxes and spinning your own spider web - there's something to do in every hotel room.
Starting in October: Okke the Spider, the cheerful mascot of the Shoe Quarter, shines in his own book! The Adventures of Okke the Spider in the Shoe Quarter is an imaginative children's book, written by Paul van Loon and Olaf Vugts, with beautiful drawings by Laila Fay
The Shoe Quarter welcomes Tommy Dawson as its new artist in residence. Tommy is a London-based designer and materials researcher, currently pursuing his master's degree in Material Futures at Central Saint Martins. He previously worked as a footwear designer in New York, where he also immersed himself in shoemaking.
Exactly 400 years ago, Frederick Henry - son of William of Orange - spent a short time in Waalwijk during the struggle for independence from Spain. Here he was appointed commander-in-chief of the army, and shortly thereafter also made stadholder of five provinces.
