Exhibitions: Overview

At the Bata Shoe Museum, our collection contains countless stories. What was it like to be a knight going into battle and donning long pointed sabatons? What can intricately crafted beaded moccasins indicate about trade patterns in Native North America? How have shoes signified status in different cultures? With about 1000 items of footwear on display at any given time, we've got a lot to show and tell. We're always working on a new exhibition, so each visit is a different experience. The Museum creates three types of exhibitions:

• Our main exhibitions, which include one semi-permanent and three changing exhibitions in specially-designed galleries
  • Some of these may go on to become Travelling Exhibitions
• 'Snapshot' exhibits, which are usually on display for one or two weeks and feature five to ten display cases
• Online exhibitions

For information about some of our previous exhibitions, please visit the ARCHIVE section.

Current Exhibitions

	On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels On display until September 20, 2010
	Bound for Glory: Cutting-Edge Winter Sports Footwear On display until March 21, 2010
	Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear
	All About Shoes: Footwear Through the Ages Semi-permanently on display

'Snapshot' exhibits

Follow this link to see the current and upcoming 'Snapshot' Exhibits

Online exhibitions

Overview of online exhibitions

	All About Shoes
	On Canadian Ground: Stories of Footwear in Early Canada

Bata Shoe Museum International Shoe Design Competition

Travelling exhibitions

The Museum currently has no travelling exhibits.

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Media contact
Rosmarie Gadzovski, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
416.979.7799 x225