Museum of Authentics

Overview

Ebay's Museum of Authentics, a three-day extravaganza dedicated to the world's rarest sneaks, is headed for Melbourne this weekend.

Running from Friday, April 29 until Sunday, May 1 at Neon Parc in Brunswick, this free exhibition will give sneakerheads a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the most coveted sneakers in the world — as well as mingle with like-minded fans, of course.

Attendees will be able to get up close and personal with the very Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan during games in the 80, worth an estimated AU$745,000. Also on the lineup are an extremely limited edition Back to the Future-themed pair signed by the late Kobe Bryant, a sneaker collab between Pharrel, Chanel and NMDs from 2017, and the College Dropout Bapestas that Kanye West designed in 2007 before Yeezys were even a thing.

And if you're a sucker for that 'just out of the box' smell, you'll want to be one of the first 100 visitors in line. That will see you gifted a candle developed to smell like brand new sneakers (supposedly), with notes of "soft leather" and "a touch of glue". Doors open daily at 10am, but if sneaker shop queues are anything to go by, we'd recommend getting up a little earlier.