Clogs ! so many stories…
02 Feb 2020 - 03 Jan 2021
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Ecomusée du Viroin - 63 E. Defraire E. Defraire, 63 5670 Treignes 5670 Treignes
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On the crossroad between history, crafts and folklore, wooden clogs have been worn by our forefathers, peasants, labourers and seamen for centuries. They have inspired poets, storytellers, singers and painters such as Brueghel, Millet or Van Gogh... Widespread in the working class throughout the 19th and early 20th century, they bear witness to hard labour and struggles for emancipation. If today they seem mostly associated with the folkloric world, they are still worn by craftsmen and gardeners looking for a forgotten comfort. When the clogs and inner slippers are properly fitted to the user's foot, they are light, sturdy, protecting, hygienic, dry and warm: clogs that are made to walk!