Collecting, Conserving, Researching, and Educating Footwear.
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MSM develops educational programs that translate research from the MSM Research Center and materials from THE SHOE VAULT into accessible learning experiences. These programs are designed to engage students, designers, and the broader public, connecting footwear history with contemporary design thinking, cultural studies, and innovation practices.
In the history of footwear, the twentieth century brought creative innovations in design and materials used to make fashionable styles. One extreme element in twentieth-century footwear design, the high platform sole, is standard in examples from Salvatore Ferragamo to John Fluevog, and fits into a larger context of footwear from earlier centuries and multicultural sources. The style relates to the chopine, an Italian fashion of the 17th century, and a Manchurian lady's slipper from the 19th century.
The wide range of examples in the MIAMI Shoe Museum's shoe collection representing shoes throughout history and from around the world allows for these connections to be more clearly understood and appreciated, an essential tool for the MSM founder's passion for developing integral education programs through the arts that improve academic achievements, a legacy for present and future generations.
MIAMI Shoe Museum (MSM) Education programs
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Footwear Institutions Around the World
Historical shoe collections worldwide and more (Search their collections)
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