Schoenenkwartier 博物馆位于瓦尔韦克（Waalwijk）市中心—荷兰皮具与鞋业之城，是一座专为鞋靴设计、鞋靴生产和鞋靴时尚内容打造的全新知识中心。它坐落于一座列入文物保护的建筑群中，由建筑师 Alexander Kropholler 于 20 世纪 30 年代设计，该建筑曾经历过局部翻新，调整与扩建。目前建筑内收藏有 12,000 件藏品，包含多个常设展览、一个带有研究图书馆的信息中心、工作坊与礼堂、博物馆咖啡厅以及设计与推敲模型的实验室。关于建筑所有的规划设计以及室内全都基于其原有历史价值，并为工业、城市以及社区制定出令人激动的蓝图。

▼城市概览，Overview of the city©Stijn Bollaert

The Schoenenkwartier Museum is a new and innovative knowledge centre for shoe design, shoe production and shoe fashion in the centre of Waalwijk, the Dutch leather and shoe city. It is housed in a listed building complex from the 1930s, by architect Alexander Kropholler, which has been partly renovated, transformed and expanded. The buildings now house a collection of 12,000 objects, several permanent exhibitions, a knowledge centre with research library, workshop space and auditorium, museum café and laboratories for design and prototyping. Both the planning and design of the building and its interior map out a new inspiring future for the industry, the city and the community, built on the values of the past.

▼建筑外形，Appearance of the building©Stijn Bollaert

作为新型媒介的传统手工艺 Historic craftsmanship as a new connector

瓦尔韦克（Waalwijk）是一座典型的欧洲小城，通过本土手工艺的工业发展而成为大城市，但同时也在为其未来苦心奋斗。皮具生产和鞋类制造曾为 de Langstraat 地区带来文化、经济的繁荣，也是让该地区获得国际名声的骄傲产业，但如今皮具和鞋类制造逐渐淡出舞台。然而，这里仍然有大大小小鞋类品牌和成立于 1954 年的鞋类与皮具博物馆。该建筑将博物馆与创新中心结合，形成一座鲜活的整体。展厅之间有一个研究图书馆，还有多个创新设计实验室，用于教育、艺术家居住和各种各样的会议以及公司展示。鞋业博物馆将该地区的制鞋工艺带回到了梦开始的地方，该城市重新变成专业人士和创新人员前往的国际目的地，重新展现并弘扬了本地社区的文化历史。这里的藏品是无尽的灵感源泉。

▼接待厅，Hall©MARIJE KUIPER

Waalwijk is a typical small European city that became big through the industrial development of a local craft, but at the same time is struggling with its future. Leather processing and shoe manufacture formed the culture, economy and pride of the region “de Langstraat” as an international player, but leather and shoe production have now disappeared. However, there are still areas of large and small shoe brands and the Shoe and Leather Museum, founded in 1954. The building is a combination of a museum and an innovation centre, interwoven into one living entity. A research library is located between the exhibition rooms, there are several innovation and design labs for education and artists in residence, and various possibilities for conferences and company presentations. The Shoe Museum has brought regional shoe craftsmanship back to where it started, the city is once again becoming an (inter)national destination for experts and innovators, and the cultural history of the local community is shown and enhanced. The collection is the endless source of inspiration in all this.

▼入口空间，Entrance area©Stijn Bollaert