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How can museums feel more accessible? Allow users to create their own journey

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Waalwijk, the Netherlands, was a hub for leather processing and shoe manufacturing in the first half of the 20th century and is the home of the Schoenenkwartier Shoe Museum. - Stijn Bollaert
The museum is housed in an Alexander Kropholler-designed building complex in the city centr. - Stijn Bollaert
The entrance to the museum is open to the street from sliding doors connecting to the city centre and public. - Stijn Bollaert

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Architect, Interior design
Client
Municipality of Waalwijk
Exhibition Design
Identity and Wayfinding
Cultural Heritage Researcher
Lotte Zaaijer

Civic Architects ditched the traditional closed-off format of institutions for the Schoenenkwartier Shoe Museum in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, in favour of a more user-driven expe

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