Biography
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, run by West Northampton Council, houses one of the largest collection of shoes in the world, with over 15,000 pairs, which was designated by Arts Council England as being of local, national and international importance. The town's museum was established in 1865, but moved to the current site in 1884, where it shared its space with the town's library. After the library moved in 1910, the museum took over the whole building. The museum was extended in 1935 and again in 1988. In 2012, the museum was refurbished for better access. The museum closed between 2017 and 2021 for a major £6.7m expansion project and re-opened in July 2021.
