Northampton Museum and Art Gallery Museums

The Northampton Museum and Art Gallery reflects Northampton's proud standing as the county's market town. It houses both a collection of boots and shoes which is recognised as the finest in the world and the story of Northampton's growth from small settlement to the largest town in Britain.

ART GALLERY Italian paintings from the 15th to the 18th centuries and other works from the art collection

LIFE AND SOLE - 'Step back to a world of shoes'

A brand new gallery which focuses on the industrial, commercial and health aspects of footwear with displays on the history of shoemaking, footwear retailing, specialist shoes, foot health and the shoe purchase process. Visitors to the new gallery will have the opportunity to enjoy an audio-visual display, try out various interactive exhibits and walk through a recreation of an old Northampton shoe factory. .