The Bata Shoe Museum is based in Toronto, Canada. The Museum includes researches, preserves, and exhibits footwear from around the world. It offers exhibitions, lectures, performances and family events.
Some history:
During their international travel in the 1940′s with husband Thomas Bata on business, Sonja would make her footwear collection. She gradually built her museum collection which the family established in 1979. On May 6 1995, the museum which was based at Bata limited in the Don Mills area of Toronto, offices and retail complexes moved downtown Toronto where it became open to the public.
During their international travel in the 1940′s with husband Thomas Bata on business, Sonja would make her footwear collection. She gradually built her museum collection which the family established in 1979. On May 6 1995, the museum which was based at Bata limited in the Don Mills area of Toronto, offices and retail complexes moved downtown Toronto where it became open to the public.
“The Bata Museum has 13,000 artifacts that range from 4,500-year-old Egyptian footwear to a recent pair of Christian Louboutins.”
Information and picture are courtesy of Collectors weekly.
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