WELCOME TO SPIKES JOINT Opening as a storefront in 1990, Spike’s Joint became a hot spot for scoring movie merchandise and memorabilia inspired by Spike Lee’s films or “joints”. Spike’s Joint would go on to be a tourist attraction with fans coming in busloads to pick up shirts, jackets, baseball jerseys and caps. The 40 Acres & A Mule clothing line would go on to make its mark in pop culture being worn by prominent athletes and entertainers and pieces like the X Cap being regarded as a staple in street wear culture. Spike's Joint lives on today through 40ACRES.COM as the legacy continu ..read more

Here's how it went down: The kid and his family was actually here touring the exhibit the day before, November 6.  Akil from Sneakertopia had overheard them talking about the Los Angeles Lakers, and let them in on a behind-the-scenes tip: Troy Daniels from the Lakers was actually going to be there the next day November 7. ...But the catch was that Troy would only be able to drop in after practice – and the kid was actually supposed to be in school. The mom, like any awesome parent would do, pulled her son out of school so that he could be here to be in the same room with Troy, and even ..read more

  Mural Design, James Haunt, 2019 GET TICKETS NOW 9 days to go until Sneakertopia opens in Los Angeles Come see the ultimate sneaker experience, Sneakertopia, opening in Los Angeles Friday October 25. “It's awesome, being involved in graffiti and in art. I'm not trying to be the best, I'm just trying to contribute and show what I do. There is an insane amount of artists, my friends, that do beautiful, beautiful works; ultimately to see them shine and to see them progress and get better, fuels me. It fuels me to want to go that much harder, to stay up later, wake up earlier an ..read more

ShoesThatFit.org has been working with the LAPD to line up an event where new sneakers were given to everyone at a Watts elementary school. When I arrived, there was already an energetic buzz in the halls. Walking through the cafeteria where the kids were lined up and waiting in anticipation, I felt the special day.  Principal Geary greeted me and led me into the modest auditorium, with worn floors and perhaps 12 rows of hard-backed foldout seats. Nekedha had the attention of the dozen volunteers and dozen LAPD, thanking them and describing how the event was to proceed. After the kids we ..read more

After over two years in its LA flagship location, Sneakertopia is opening another museum in Korea that is set to open in April 2022. After the Korea launch, the exhibition will travel across North and Southeast Asia. This news comes after companies SL Experiences and Gushcloud obtained a licensing deal with Sneakertopia.  Co-founder and CEO of Sneakertopia, Steve Harris, says this project has been in the works for some time now: “​​We wanted to bring this celebration [of sneaker culture] over to Asia where a lot of people share the same passion. Although we’ve had a few bumps in the road ..read more

On December 21st, 2021, Cardi B hosted Offset’s 30th Birthday Party at Sneakertopia. From dancers to food, let’s take an inside look at one of the most exclusive parties of the year. The A-list event featured a ton of special appearances by The Game, Slickwoods, Desiigner, NLE Choppa, French Montana, Nav, Odell Beckham, Von Miller, Slink Johnson, Michèle Lamy and  Migos group members Quavo and Takeoff. However, the most surprising guest was none other than Kanye West, one of the biggest names in the music and sneaker industry right now.  The event producer, Melisa Harvey told us tha ..read more

Sneakertopia is home to over thirty contributing artists, ranging from sneaker customizers to classically trained painters, and everything in between. Being that we are a museum, showcasing talented artists from the community is a top priority. For the first article in the Artist Spotlight series, we are going to take a deep dive into the work of Dan Tanenbaum aka watchpartsmotorcycles!  As his name suggests, Dan works with watch parts as his medium. Originally, he was making miniature motorcycles out of watch parts, but now he mostly encrusts objects with the repurposed timepieces. The ..read more

Introduction “Beep, beep, beep…,” the alarm goes off, it’s 6:55 am and you are once again trying to hit on the SNKRS app. 7:00 am strikes and you race to enter the draw before going back to bed. After waking up however many hours later and checking your phone, an all too familiar “sorry you were not selected” notification pops up on your phone. Many sneakerheads will sit there and wonder, “I never hit on anything, how is this even possible?” There are two main answers to this question: first, there are truly an insane amount of sneakerheads who all want pairs and second, bot usage across all ..read more

Sneaker conventions have been a staple to this community for some time now and will continue to be so. With record amounts of sneakerheads in the world, the multi-faceted importance of sneaker conventions is at an all-time high. By far, the most popular sneaker market is StockX. StockX verifies that sneakers are real and deadstock in order to protect buyers. For this service, StockX fees start at 10%, which is certainly a notable amount. Sneaker Conventions let buyers and sellers circumvent the transaction fees that are typical to online sneaker markets, allowing for more accessible price poi ..read more

  10 years ago when Sneakertopia CEO, Steve Harris, asked his son, Zack what he’d like to do after his school, Zack responded,  “ Open a sneaker store.”  Fast forward to November 2021, the two year anniversary of the Sneakertopia Museum flagship location in the HHLA Mall and according to NBC News, “Sneakers generated $70B last year in 2020. The results of this influx of “sneaker money” circulating has created many new careers, business opportunities and benefactors. Much is to be celebrated for the increase in diversity and representation as the major brands anoint and appoint ..read more