{"id":73786,"date":"2016-09-06T18:18:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=73786"},"modified":"2016-09-24T13:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T11:00:47","slug":"museu-calcat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/museu-calcat\/","title":{"rendered":"Museu del Cal\u00e7at"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A small space that could\u00a0be seen in under an hour, the <a href=\"http:\/\/irbarcelona.org\/barcelona-museums\/museu-calcat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Museu del Cal\u00e7at<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presented the\u00a0history of footwear<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0 from the ancient Egyptian sandals to 18th-century shoes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally located on Calle Corribia, a Renaissance building in the medieval historic enclaves of Barcelona, the <strong>museum<\/strong> had to be moved shortly after the civil war to avoid its own complete destruction.\u00a0The <strong>museum<\/strong> has been closed since the end of 2015, waiting for a new space to showcase its <strong>shoe collection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/shoe-store\/\" target=\"_blank\">The best women&#8217;s shoe stores in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/museu-calcat\/#Shoes_to_be_seen\" title=\"Shoes to be seen\">Shoes to be seen<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/museu-calcat\/#More_than_shoes\" title=\"More than shoes\">More than shoes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shoes_to_be_seen\"><\/span>Shoes to be seen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73790\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73790\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Photo-by-pedrosimoes7-via-Visual-hunt-CC-BY-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by: pedrosimoes7 via Visual hunt \/ CC BY\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by pedrosimoes7 via Visual hunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong>Footwear\u00a0Museum&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>collection\u00a0has 2000 years of <strong>shoe<\/strong> <strong>history.<\/strong>\u00a0The <strong>shoes<\/strong>\u00a0from the Roman Era are mostly reproductions based on original documentation but there are also original pieces that were used by roman shepherds, villagers, and even slaves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The collection goes beyond the Roman empire, showing all kinds of styles, such as clogs, silk shoes, pumps, delicate women&#8217;s shoes, oriental slippers, and several types of boots, like musketeers, military, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/horseback-riding-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">horse ridings<\/a>, and some examples of boots designed for <strong>Luis XIV and XV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a few special items in the museum&#8217;s collection,\u00a0<strong>shoes<\/strong> from famous personalities such as the ex-president of the Catalan government <a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordi_Pujol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jordi Pujol<\/a>, the famous Catalan cellist and conductor Pau Casals, the clown Charlie Rivel and even some boots that have been worn to climb Mount Everest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/espadrilles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Where to find espadrilles in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_than_shoes\"><\/span>More than shoes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73792\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73792\" class=\"wp-image-73792 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Photo-by-National-Library-of-Scotland-via-Visual-hunt-No-known-copyright-restrictions-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by National Library of Scotland via Visual hunt : No known copyright restrictions\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by National Library of Scotland via Visual hunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/study-design-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>design<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>fashion<\/strong><\/a> of so many eras, the collection also has a number of photographs that show the work of\u00a0<strong>cobblers<\/strong>\u00a0through history. The photo exhibit is complemented by the materials used to make the shoes, such as leather, machinery, and tools used by the cobblers from different times to manufacture\u00a0<strong>hand-made shoes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most curious items in the\u00a0<strong>museum&#8217;s collection<\/strong>\u00a0is the <strong>world&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>biggest<\/strong> <strong>shoe<\/strong>, registered in the Guinness book of world records, measuring 1.22 meters. It is the mould for <strong>Christopher<\/strong> <strong>Columbus&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0statue shoe, which can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/colombus+monument\/@41.3758014,2.1755696,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a256bfb14dfb:0xdfbf36d61df87a0d!8m2!3d41.3757974!4d2.1777583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Passeig de Colom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be sure to check the newspaper to find out when the museum will open its doors again!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"73786\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small space that could\u00a0be seen in under an hour, the Museu del Cal\u00e7at\u00a0presented the\u00a0history of footwear,\u00a0 from the ancient Egyptian sandals to 18th-century shoes. 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