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PLACES TO VISIT - NORTHAMPTON AREA
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery Northampton museum's collection of boots and shoes is world famous. Here you can discover the life and sole of footwear.

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Guildhall Road
Northampton

01604
838111

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This museum is home to Northampton's world famous shoe collection. The Life & Sole gallery shows the history of shoemaking and recreates a Northampton shoe factory. There's a gallery showing how fashions in shoes have changed over a hundred years. Examples include designs by Salvatore Ferragomo, Manolo Blahnik and Vivienne Westwood.

The museum also houses collections charting the history of the town from the Stone Age to the present day.

The Art Gallery has a static collection of paintings and ceramics and changing exhibitions. The art gallery has a large number of Italian paintings dating from the 15th to 18th centuries.

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For more about Northampton's Central Museum and Art Gallery, including opening times, go to the official website:
www.northampton.gov.uk/museums

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Jason
This is a very good museum with some interesting exibits. I liked the elephnats shoe and the fashion displays because they were very informative. Well done!

Dean
I think it was fantastic!!! I'd love to go again, I also think it was very interesting. Who's ever seen a wax shoe 'eh!

Heidi&laura
We enjoyed the viset to the shoe part we are doing a project on shoes. there was AMAZING shoes little to big. The shoes you sent us were cool!!It was WIKED!!!!!!i highly recomend the place

Ella
Going to Northampton shoe museum was really good and I enjoyed it lots.The shoes were amazing.I found it really fun trying some of the shoes on. It was a great visit so I really recomend it.

Jonah
This museum is the best!

Maz
I really enjoyed my visit, but i did find it hard to see due to the low lighting as i dont have very good eyesight. Still a enjoyable vist, highly recomended.

Akanni
It was informative concering the town and help me to adapt to the culture quickly.

Alisha
The shoe museum was really helpful for my coursework, and also very interesting.

Ellie
its wicked

Bernard Booth (Hull)
a well thought out and presented view of Northampton.Most helpfull staff thank you for a rewarding experience

mo evans
The Northampton shoe museum is one of a kind. the Life and sole gallery = facinating. If you are in the area make sure you pop in!

sophi muzz maaaan!
shoe museum is the bestest and the song is cool maaaan!

Jessica D
i have been to this museum before so that i could do my art exam and i have to say that you had many different shoes that i could look at closley and draw in detail, so thank you.

Martin
The much-improved shoe collection is fascinating. It's also worth seeing the history of the town. If you are visiting Northampton, or you live here, you've got to look around this museum!



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