Special Shoes was a show about journeys, stories told through the shoes of Burnley people. Imagined originally as an online museum of shoes by Burnley based artist Fiona Hornby, the idea became a physical show through the Salon, where Fi had performed on the opening night.
Dozens of people answered the artist's call to donate shoes for the show, and to record the stories of why these particular items of footwear had significance and meaning. Highlights included a shoe found in the cavities within the nearby Empire Theatre (pictured with the artist above), a roller skate from the 1930s belonging to the collections at Towneley Hall and many shoes worn to first gigs, first jobs and on first dates.