SONS Museum, Art museum in Kruisem, Belgium.
The SONS Museum is an art museum in Kruisem dedicated to displaying shoe collections. The exhibition spans multiple floors and showcases both historical and contemporary footwear from different periods.
The institution was founded in 2009 and is based on a private collection of over 2700 shoe pairs. These were gathered by William Habraken during his travels across more than 120 countries.
The collection shows shoemaking traditions from different cultures and regions around the world. This variety lets visitors see how different communities created and wore their footwear.
Visitors can get information at the reception about current exhibitions and opening times. The museum has elevators for different floors, and most areas are wheelchair accessible.
The museum keeps every shoe chewed by Duke, a dog from New Philadelphia, Ohio, who broke in and destroyed over 500 pairs, mostly Nikes. This damaged set sits alongside the ethnographic and designer collections.
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