Exhibition Information

Shoes: The Agony and the Ecstasy tour dates:

24 June - 3 September 2006
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

25 September 2006 - 14 January 2007
Norwich Castle Museum

3 February - 6 May 2007
Cartwright Hall, Bradford

23rd June to Sun 7th October
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

The exhibition was conceived and created by Tyne and Wear Museums' staff

The exhibition explores the many ways in which shoes reflect, and even shape, our identities. Based on Tyne and Wear Museums' extensive and varied collections, it also includes generous loans from several lenders, including Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.

CONSULTANTS & CONTRACTORS:

OUTREACH GROUPS:

Gateshead Crossroads, Caring for Carers; North Tyneside Youth Service; Kingsmead Senior Citizens Club; Reverend Jim Craig, Community Arts Chaplain for Bensham and Gateshead and members of his parish; HMP Kirklevington Prison, Yarm; STRETCH; Design School, Northumbria University

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Emma Jackson, Caroline Mathers, Joan Milne, Susannah Pickering, Zoe Stewart, Vita Whitehead, Malmaison Newcastle, Cordwainers@London College of Fashion

FUNDED BY:

SPONSORED BY:

Tyne and Wear Museums' Business Partners

The current members are:

Tyne & Wear Museums

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