Permanent exhibition
A project to enhance the know-how of the Sportsystem District and to bring new generations closer to a history that marries artisan tradition and technological innovation.
A totally accessible visit itinerary that develops in 8 permanent exhibition rooms and 1 room for temporary exhibitions.
Multilingual multimedia and interactive contents to entertain and excite a heterogeneous and international audience.
Display
he new exhibition itinerary begins by presenting the District and its companies, the Foundation and its aims. The story of the origins of the sector is then narrated, before delving into the various thematic rooms in which the footwear is displayed according to the environment for which it was designed:
- Stone and Earth, in which footwear for the mountains and the outdoors in general is valorised;
- Snow and Ice where the equipment for winter and ice sports is located;;
- Tracks and fields where footwear for motorcycling, cycling and motoring, football, basketball, athletics and many others are displayed..
Within the route there is also a special section dedicated to the great feat of K2 in 1954, with objects and footwear on display, strictly “made in Montebelluna” belonging to the great mountaineers Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli who were the first to reach the summit..
In the rooms there are in-depth studies and videos and an interactive area where games related to the world of sport can be used and an application to learn more about products and athletes linked to the Foundation’s heritage.
Finally there is a room dedicated to temporary installations.
Display
The exhibition currently boasts around 400 exhibits, displayed across several rooms, which together showcase the collective history of the last two centuries of the area. From a historical, technical and industrial perspective the museum’s most prized exhibits include:
- The first written evidence of the presence of footwear manufacturing in Montebelluna, dated 1808. It shows 10 footwear manufacturers and artisans officially registered as paying taxes to Montebelluna Town Council;
- One of the first models of ski boots produced in the Sportsystem District, dating from the late 1930s – early 1940s;
- The original footwear from the first successful ascent of K2 by the Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio in 1954, crafted by the La Dolomite shoe factory;
- One of the first ski boots to feature an entirely plastic shell, moulded by Nordica in 1970;
- A series of highly innovative footwear prototypes that ultimately never reached production;
- A display featuring autographed footwear from great sporting champions, including: Marc Girardelli and Anita Wachter’s ski boots, Luis Barros and Max Biaggi’s motorcycle boots, Andriy Shevchenko and Filippo Inzaghi’s football boots, Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker’s tennis shoes, and Mario Cipollini’s cycling shoes – to name just a few.
Heritage
Products
2205 pairs of footwear, a large portion of which are for winter sports, and 570 examples of tools and sewing machines from the 19th and 20th centuries
International Patents
Most of which date from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
Catalogues
Published by the District’s most famous businesses and their main international competitors dating from the 1930s to the early 2000s
Dissertations
Addressing issues related to different aspects of the Sportsystem District or companies and/or products created by them
Magazines
A library containing specialist magazines and a range of publications
Opening Hours
The Museum is open from Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 1.00pm, Thursday and Friday from 2.30pm to 6.00pm (closed August and national holidays).
Special openings are available by appointment for groups and schools.
Guided tours, including on specific themes, can be booked in Italian and English.
The Museum also holds educational workshops for schools and groups of children and young people aged 4 to 16.
