International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde

Coordinates: 53°8′17″N 6°34′7″E / 53.13806°N 6.56861°E / 53.13806; 6.56861

Dutch traditional clog making and trading, 1925.

The International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde is a museum in Eelde, the Netherlands, for clogs, clog-making equipment and machinery. It has the largest collection of wooden footwear in the world.^[1]

History

The collection had been put together by Eiso Wietzes (1916–1977) and Egbert Wietzes (1925–1988), two brothers, who were the last wooden shoe makers in Eelde. After their deaths, the collection was enlarged by the private collection of wooden shoes owned by H.P. Bongers, a teacher at the Technical College in Enschede. Besides wooden shoes, Bongers’ collection consisted of traditional and early industrial clog-making tools, from Western-Europe.^[2] In 2009 the museum acquired a large collection of French clogs.^[3]

Collection

Among the museum’s collection are:

Over 2,200 different pairs of wooden shoes and footwear with wooden soles from 43 countries.^[4]
Hundreds of pieces of clog-making equipment from seven European countries.
Simple machinery dating from the 1920s, from the Netherlands, Germany and France.
An extensive collection of international literature, including photographs.

The Museum provides guided tours and thematic exhibitions are held regularly.^[3]

References

↑
- (English) International Wooden Shoe Museum (Eelde) Writing Travellers. Let's rediscover the planet. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- (English) Highlights. Culture Kop van Drenthe. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- (Dutch) Klompenmuseum Gebr. Wietzes Dagje Weg. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
↑ (English) General (History of the Museum) International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
1 2 (Dutch) Chic op hout. FeetBag. Website van de vakvereniging van ontwerpers en makers van schoenen en tassen. 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
↑ (Dutch) Klompenmuseum Gebr. Wietzes Stichting Internetplatform Drenthe. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

External links

Website International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde, the Netherlands.

Shoe Museums

Shoe Museums	Bata Shoe Museum German Leather Museum German Shoe Museum International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde Marikina Shoe Museum Ry Municipality Wooden Shoes Museum Kumla Shoe Industry Museum SONS Museum Tampere Shoe Museum Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine The Shoe Museum Vreden Miniature Shoe Museum

Related	Design museums

Footwear

Men's dress shoes	Blucher Brogues Brothel creepers Derby Monks Oxfords Slip-ons (Loafers) Spectator shoes (Co-respondent shoes) Venetian-style shoes Winklepickers Wholecuts

Women's dress shoes	Ballet flats Court shoes High-heeled footwear Mary Janes Mojari Mules Peep-toe shoes Saddle shoes Slingbacks Slip-ons (Loafers) Venetian-style shoes Winklepickers

Other shoes	Driving moccasins Flip-flops Galoshes Platform shoes Sandals Slides Slippers Veldskoens

Wooden footwear	Bakya British clogs Cantabrian albarcas Clogs Getas Klompen Namaksin Padukas Pattens Sabot Träskor

Military footwear	Ammunition boots Bunny boots Combat boots Jackboots Jump boots Jungle boots Ranger boots Tanker boots Trench boots

Sport-related footwear	Athletic shoes Ballet shoes Boat shoes Climbing shoes Cross country running shoes Cycling shoes Football boots Hiking boots Ice skates Inline skates Jika-tabi Kung fu shoe Minimalist shoes Motorcycle boots Mountaineering boots Racing flats Riding boots Roller shoes Roller skates Safari boots Skate shoes Ski boots Swimfins Water shoes Wrestling shoes

Fashion boots	Chelsea boots (Beatle boots) Chukka boots Go-go boots Knee-high boots Over-the-knee boots Platform boots Thigh-high boots Ugg boots

Work boots	Australian work boots Cowboy boots Engineer boots Hip boots Rigger boots Steel-toe boots Waders

Other boots	Jodhpur boots Wellington boots

Traditional footwear	Abacas Abarkas Avarcas Balghas Bast shoes Clogs Espadrilles Galesh Giveh Haferlschuh Hnyat-phanats Huarache (shoe) Hwas Jorabs Moccasins Mojaris Mukluks Opanaks Peshawari chappals Snowshoes Valenkis Warajis Kolhapuri chappals

Historical footwear	Areni-1 shoes Buskins Caligae Chopines Crakow (Poulaine) Hessians Pampooties Sabatons

Shoe construction	Bespoke shoes Blake construction Goodyear welt

Lists	List of shoe styles

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