Wooden Footwear Festival - virtualshoemuseum.com

in Dutch: Houten Schoeisel Festival. In this years exhibition, on show from March 29 till November 2 2025, we focus on festive clogs and wooden footwear. Maxim Verheul presents his unique designs, specifically focusing on the craft of handmade Dutch clogs. Pieter Zandvliet, a Dutch multimedia artist, shows his beautiful clogs in a lively, comic-like painting style. In addition visitors can enjoy beautiful French wooden masterpieces, decorated with floral motifs. Clogs come to life at the International Wooden Shoe Museum!

Modern and traditional wooden footwear
You don’t see that many people wearing clogs these days. But it was not so long ago that everyone had a pair. The International Wooden Shoe Museum founded in 1990, has the largest collection of clogs in the world. Around 2.400 pairs from more than 40 countries. The museum also owns hundreds of examples of tools from many countries as well as machines from The Netherlands, Germany and France. There is a new exhibition on show every year.

Perhaps you assumed clogs were typically Dutch. In this museum you will learn that there are in fact many different types of clogs from many different countries. Clogs for work, clogs for dressing up, artistic clogs, to name but a few. They are part of our cultural heritage.

Made by hand and machine
At the museum you can watch a film about how clogs are made, both by hand and by machine. There is also a unique collection from the last clog makers, the brothers Eiso and Egbert Wietzes from Eelde. They were highly skilled craftsmen and also collected clogs from various countries. After exploring the museum you can enjoy a cup of coffee and perhaps purchase a pair of authentic Wietzes clogs.

International Wooden Shoe Museum
Wolfhorn 1a
9761 BA Eelde , The Netherlands
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Open: March 29 till November 2 2025, thusday till sunday, 13.30 – 17.00
Groups by appointment from March 29 till December 21 2025, also outside regular opening hours.