A new exhibit at Historic Northampton is highlighting the city’s history as it relates to slavery in “Slavery and Freedom in ...

An Antiques Roadshow guest was lost for words when she discovered the unbelievable value of her late husband's shoe buckle collection.

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

Historically better known for shoe-making than a seat of political power, this county town housed England's Parliament in the 1300s.

They are now on display in Northampton Museum’s shoe gallery. By then, a new subculture had taken hold.

A tour celebrating the boot and shoe history of Northampton has returned to the town centre for 2025.

Gifting a pair can be a complex undertaking, but Yohei Fukuda, a master shoemaker in Tokyo, says the result is well worth the effort.

As with all our tours, the walks will start at 9.30am outside Northampton Museum in Guildhall Road in the town centre, and will take in town’s rich shoe heritage, including famous sites such as ...

This women’s leather buckle latchet shoe, dating from the 1770s, was found in thatched roof of a cottage in Lincolnshire, UK. | Courtesy of Northampton Museum and Art Gallery To protect ...

The Museum agreed to feature Amar’s art during that time and following its “success”, they also got on board with his latest Northampton-inspired shoe project.

Why Was Oldest Leather Shoe Made? Protecting the foot was probably one of the main reasons people started wearing shoes, and certainly this seems the case for the world's oldest leather shoe.