The History of Footwear
Neighborhood: Downtown
Nearest Train: St George
Phone: +1 416 979 7799
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If you like shoes, you'll love this museum devoted entirely to footwear - shoes from all cultures and all parts of the world, ancient times to the present. Fancy shoes and basic ones, boots and sandals - they are all in the Raymond Moriyama building, located north of the University of Toronto campus. You can view more than 10,000 pairs in all. Celebrity shoes include Queen Victoria's ballroom slippers, Elvis's blue patent loafers and Karen Kain's ballet pointes.
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Associated Events
All About Shoes:Footwear Through the AgesJan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2010
10:00AM
In this semi-permanent exhibition, viewers can explore over four millennia of footwear, exploring its evolution, cultural significance and more.
Chronicles of Riches: Treasures from the Bata Shoe Museum
Jan 1st, 2009 to Nov 30th, 2009
You have seen paintings, photographs, sculptures and a lot many other things. All you have got to see now is an exhibition with different kind of shoes! Come to Bata Shoe Museum and fulfill that wish of yours. Footwear from Hyderabad, Japan, South Africa and Italy are put up on display. Chronicles of Riches: Treasures from the Bata Shoe Museum is a treat for your feet!
Paint-a-Clog Sundays
Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009
Every Sunday ages 3 to 9 can paint a mini clog.
Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear
Jan 10th, 2009 to Nov 30th, 2009
There is nothing more comforting than a pair of beautifully crafted shoes. And this holds true not just for the feminine gender. The stronger sex had an equally affection for the boots that adorned their feet. Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear brings to us over ninety pairs that will reflect fine craftsmanship and patterns and intricacy from the centuries gone by.
Bound for Glory:Cutting-Edge Winter Sports Footwear
Mar 4th, 2009 to Mar 21st, 2010
10:00AM
En exhibit on the ice-skates and other winter shoes, with particular emphasis on the Winter Olympics. On Sundays the museum opens at noon.
Reviews
I loved it
I loved this shoe museum. I have lived in Toronton all my life and had never been inside. I am glad ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 20 2006
I am visiting the museum every 3 months
I like the displays. I like everyting about it. i LIKE SHOES AND i REALLY LIKE BATA SHOE MUSEUN...
Reviewed by:irinaboangiu from on Jun 09 2005
Quirky, fun, and unique
Bata Shoe Museum is a quirky museum in a really cool building. The collection has some really intere...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 24 2005
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