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Upcoming Events - by Date
We Put Our Foot In Everything!
Do you have an idea for a public program event at the Bata Shoe Museum? You don't have to be a shoe expert to start something!
Are you a performer? Shoes have inspired plays, dances, music, and art.
Are you a storyteller? Shoes are the main show in many a film, folk tale, and novel.
Are you an expert in your field? Ancient cultures, current fashion trends, political events past and present, or economics are just some of the subjects that can be explored by looking at footwear.
To find out what it takes to get involved, follow this link.
There's always something happening at the Museum! Our changing exhibitions and collections inspire talks, music, family activities, and much more with a unique flavour found nowhere else.
For more information about events at the Bata Shoe Museum you can click here to download a printable version of our January to Apriil 2012 program brochure.
You can view upcoming events by TYPE OF EVENT (Especially for Families, Lectures, etc.) or by date (with event details, below).
Every Saturday and Sunday (except when pre-empted by other programming)
Saturday and Sundays - drop-in during Museum hours until 4pm
Museum admission plus $2.00 per mini clog. Some extra costs for arts and craft activites may apply.
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Especially for Families
Weekend Family Fun at the Bata Shoe Museum
Parents, the next time you hear "There’s nothing to do!" bring your children aged 3 to 9 over to the Museum to try on shoes, and go on shoe hunt in the galleries! Starting on January 7th we will have some exciting new family programs to go along with our try on shoes and shoe hunts. Visit our Family Fun page for a detailed schedule of what's happening the weekend of your visit!
February 25th and 26th - Make your own shoe magnet
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Various Dates
Included in regular Museum admission.
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In the Galleries
Guided Tours
Join Museum docents at selected times as they provide you with first hand information about one of Toronto's most unique and surprising destinations! Tour is free with Museum admission
Next scheduled guided tours:
Saturday, February 25th, 1:00 - 1:45
Sunday, March 4th, 2:00 - 2:45
Saturday, March 24th, 1:00 - 1:45
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Saturdays
2pm
Included in regular Museum admission.
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In the Galleries
SENSEsational Multisensory Tours
This fall, the Bata Shoe Museum is offering multi-sensory tours for visitors with vision loss. Step into history, fashion and art with a specially-designed visit to our Museum. Tours are available on
Saturdays from 2pm - 3pm. Interested groups can arrange a visit for an alternate day by contacting
Andrea Field at andrea@batashoemuseum.ca or 416 979 7799 ext. 242.
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Monday, February 27th - Seniors' Day
e Day
Regular Museum hours
Senior Day - Seniors -$6.00
All other admissions regular price
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Special Events
Special Admission Days at the BSM!
 Join us in February for our next special admission day! Join us on February 27th for "Seniors' Day". On that day we will be welcoming all our visitors 65 with $6.00 (half price!)admission. |
Selected Thursdays
Movie starts at 6pm
Admission to the Museum is pay what you can and a seat for the movie is only a toonie!
Please note - seats for the movie are limited and given out on a first come, first serve basis.
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Special Event
Roaring Twenties Movie for a Toonie
 Accompanying our newest exhibition "The Roaring Twenties: Heels, Hemlines and High Spirits", our Roaring Twenties movie series will feature a wide selection of movies set in the 1920s. The whole museum is open for pay-what-you-can Thursdays and you can have a seat in our St. Crispin's studio and see the movie for only a toonie (including a little snack)!
We're taking a break for the holidays, but we'll see you back in 2012 for more movies set in the 1920s!
March 1st - Chaplin
April 5th - Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
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Sunday, February 26th
2:00 - 3:00pm
$16.00. Includes Museum admisison and a short tour of the Roaring Twenties exhibition following the lecture. Free for Bata Shoe Museum members
Pre-registration is required; to register call 416-979-7799 x240 or email programs@batashoemuseum.ca |
lecture
Roaring Twenties Lecture Series - "Interpreting the Designer"
An Illustrated Lecture by Martha Mann Southgate
 As a theatre and film designer for a variety of projects, including Anne of Green Gables, Martha Mann Southgate will speak on how a contemporary designer for stage and screen interprets the ideas of some of the most famous 1920s designers such as Chanel, Lanvin, Poiret, Delaney, Natalia Gonchorova, Paquin and Mme Vionnet to name just a few.
Using Richard Strauss ‘Intermezzo’ for the New York City Opera which was written in, composed and set in 1925, her talk will also examine how an opera is different than a musical and the challenges faced when getting it to the stage. |
Monday, March 12th - Friday, March 16th
10am-4pm; drop-in
$8.00 per child and $8.00 per accompanying adult
Our "Wandering Magician" will be here daily between 11am and 2pm
Group visits during March Break need to be pre-booked. To book your group or get more information please contact 416-979-7799 x 242 or 228 or email education@batashoemuseum.ca |
Especially for Families
Abracadabra! A Magical March Break at the Bata Shoe Museum!
 Join us at the Bata Shoe Museum this year for "Magical March Break"! We'll be kicking off March Break at 10am on Monday, March 12th with a special magic show by Toronto's Magic Guy Phil Pivnick.
During the rest of March Break you can place your wish on our magic lantern, make your very own magic wand, try on magical shoes and costumes, decorate your very own spell book and enter a daily draw for a "Magic Kit"!
While you're here keep your eyes open for a perfomance by our "Wandering Magician", happening daily between 11am and 2pm! |
Sunday, March 25th
1:00 - 2:00pm
$16.00. Includes Museum admisison and a short tour of the Roaring Twenties exhibition following the lecture. Free for Bata Shoe Museum members
Pre-registration is required; to register call 416-979-7799 x240 or email programs@batashoemuseum.ca |
Lecture
Roaring Twenties Lecture Series - "Art Deco Architecture in Canada"
An Illustrated Lecture by Tim Morawetz
See the spirit of the Roaring Twenties in many of the buildings constructed across Canada in the second half of the 1920s and into the 1930s.
In this illustrated talk, architectural historian and author Tim Morawetz will introduce the Art Deco style of architecture, then discuss the dynamic and dramatic styling of several dozen Art Deco buildings located from coast to coast in Canada.
After the presentation, Tim will be signing copies of his award-winning 2009 book, Art Deco Architecture in Toronto: A guide to the city’s buildings from the Roaring Twenties and the Depression that is now available in the Museum Shop. |
Saturday, March 31st and Sunday April 1st
See sessions for details
Included with regular Museum admission
Visit the Toronto Storytelling Festival website for more information or download a printable Storytelling Festival flyer here |
Especially for Families
Storytelling Festival of Toronto
Join us at the Bata Shoe Museum for the 34rd Annual Toronto Storytelling Festival! There’s something for every age group.
Saturday
10:30-11:30 am (0-5 years)
“Parent-Child Mother Goose Program”
The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies together. Storytellers will celebrate “Canadian Identity” through the sharing of multicultural interactive rhymes, songs and stories for babies and young children,
1:00 am-2:00 pm
Andy Jones tells “Jack Tales” (General, 7+)
CBC favourite Andy Jones tells the story of Jack, a well known figure in traditional Newfoundland fairy tales. 30 minutes of storytelling followed by 30 minutes of Q&A about Jack tales and life in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sunday
10:30 - 11:30 pm
Stories from Mother Earth (4+)
The Kehewin Native Dance theatre brings storytelling infused with traditional dance. These are stories about the need to be aware of what we are doing to the earth and environmental issues. Featuring stories about the formation of Miatassini Mountain and ‘Trickster and the Rock’.
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All the Time!
Free! "Like" the Bata Shoe Museum on Facebook and participate in quizzes, see behind the scenes photos and shoes not currently on display!
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Bata Shoe Museum on Facebook!
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For more information about events listed on this page, or to pre-register
Please contact programs@batashoemuseum.ca or call 416.979.7799 x242.
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How can you receive free or discounted admission to many of the paid events listed here? By becoming a MEMBER of the Bata Shoe Museum.
Media contact
Rosmarie Gadzovski, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
416.979.7799 x225
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