The Bata Shoe Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the shoe and located in Toronto, Canada.
It was created in 1995 by the family through the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation. Most of the collection comes from a donation from the private collection of Sonja Bata, President of the Foundation and wife of Thomas J. Bata, President of the Bata company and son of the founder Thomas Bata.
Designed by architect Raymond Moriyama and completed in 1991, its shape is inspired by the idea of ​​an open shoe box, made of a deconstructivist type of shape with its sloping walls and copper clad roof.
The “Bata Shoe Museum Foundation” was created in 1979 by Sonja Bata, with the intention of curating the family footwear collection.
Now the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, owned by BSO (Bata Shoe Organization), is the largest museum in the world entirely dedicated to the culture, traditions and styles of footwear. , accessories and tools that the Bata family has built over many years of activity.
The museum is a center for the conservation and promotion of knowledge of footwear and its production and its relationship with the cultural and social history of humanity.
The museum has a wealth of different examples and designs from all corners and historical periods of the world: from Egyptian footwear dating back 4,500 years to huge size 56 basketball shoes from giant Shaquille O'Neal.
The contemporary and elegant Museum is located in the heart of the Canadian metropolis, and is visited annually by over 100,000 visitors from all over the world.
The Bata Shoe Museum contains a permanent exhibition and three temporary exhibitions which are dedicated to showcasing different themes each time they change and which are often prepared in collaboration with the most prestigious museums in the world.
Bata Shoe Museum
Address: 327 Bloor St W, ON M5S 1W7
Phone: +1 416 979 7799
Site:
https://batashoemuseum.ca/Location inserted by
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