What Are Our Plans For The Future
The establishment of a public museum, exhibiting both historic footwear and trade artifacts, which tells the story of boot and shoe making in the United States. In addition to a permanent collection, selected "prize work," antique footwear, tools, machines, artwork, and ephemera loaned by HCC members will give singular access to the vast wealth of rare and fine artifacts in members' private collections otherwise unavailable for public study. This museum will include a reference library as well, containing research materials and historic texts, making the HCC museum an unparalleled center for students to draw upon the collective expertise of our membership. Special projects are planned to include programs for field archaeologists, conservators, and preservationists concerned with old leather objects. An educational training center for practical shoemaking in its various aspects, the production of multimedia educational material, and the dissemination of current research all head the list of our plans for the future.On a more immediate basis, the guild shoe collection will be on exhibit at The Gustafson Gallery, CO State U in '99 [a video catalogue of the collection was made at this year's AGM and will soon be available to members]
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