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The Bata Shoe Museum (BSM) is a museum of footwear and calceology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The museum's building is situated near the northwest of the University of Toronto's St. George campus, in downtown Toronto.The 3,665-square-metre (39,450 sq ft) museum building was designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, with Raymond Moriyama as the lead architect.
Behind the Scenes: A Glimpse into Artefact Storage The Bata Shoe Museum currently holds nearly 15,000 shoes and related artefacts, spanning 4,500 years of footwear history. This extraordinary collection is central to the museum’s mission and enables us to mount dynamic and changing exhibitions. With only four percent of the collection ...
Please book your tickets in advance using our online option. Contact info@batashoemuseum.ca for more information about redeeming coupons or vouchers. We are open Mondays – Saturdays, 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays, 12 pm – 5 pm. Toronto Public Library pass holders no longer need to book in advance, please present your voucher, receipt, library ...
The Bata Shoe Museum is located at 327 Bloor Street West, at the southwest corner of Bloor Street West and St. George. By Transit. From the St. George subway station (on both the Bloor-Danforth and the Yonge-University lines), exit onto St. George Street. Turn left (walk south) for about 30 seconds and you’ll be at the northeast corner of ...
The Bata Shoe Museum is very excited to be a contributor to the Google Arts and Cultural Institute, a series of collections of high-resolution images of artworks and exhibitions housed in the initiative’s partner museums. Our original exhibition Standing Tall: The Curious History of Men in Heels now has a permanent home on this platform ...
Founded in 1995, this standout museum was built on the private collection of Sonja Bata, a shoe industry exec and world traveler who, over 50 years, amassed a fantastic treasure trove of shoes and ...
Aug 18, 2023 · Since 1992, founder Sonja Bata’s personal shoe collection has been open to the public as a museum. Ever since, the quirky and seemingly niche museum has become one of the best museums in the city, gaining international attention for its innovation, research and style. The museum is located in a gorgeous building by architect Raymond Moriyama ...
