the bata shoe museum

Anete Kampare, PVL2D1

AIM• Make a presentation about interesting and

unusal museum

TASKS• Describe its speciality, location and find out

about its history, owner, regular hours, admission fees, special offers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Bata Shoe museum

• Sonya Bata

• Building

• Regular hours

• Admission fees

• Special offers

• Exhibitions

• Fun facts

• Conclusions

ABOUT

• Toronto, Canada

• Four exhibitions

• About 10’000 shoes

SONJA BATA

• Born in Switzerland

• Studied architecture

• Daugther in law of a well-known shoe manufacturer

• Worked as volunteer

• Gained with many awards

BUILDING

• Designed by Raymond Moriyama

• Completed in 1995

• Main idea – build a shoebox

REGULAR HOURS

Monday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thursday 10:00am – 8:00pm

Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm

ADMISSION FEES

Category Regular Admission

Adults $14

Senior citizens (65+) $12

Students (with ID) $8

Children (5-17 years inclusive)

$5; children under 5 are free

Families (1 adult, up to 4 children under

18)$24

Families (2 adults, up to 4 children under

18)$35

Bata Shoe Museum members Always FREE!

SPECIAL OFFERS

• Families and Daycares

• Group tours

• School visits

EXHIBITIONS

FOOTSPRINTS ON THE WORLD STAGEMarilyn Monro Terry Fox

Napoleon Bonaparte

John Lennon

Roger Federer Justin Bieber

ART IN SHOES – SHOES IN ART

BEAUTY, IDENTITY, PRIDE

THE ROARING TWENTIES: HEELS, HEMLINES AND HIGH SPIRITS

ALL ABOUT SHOES

FUNNY FACTS• The human foot has 18 muscles;

• 25 % of all the bones in the human body are found

in the foot;

• The slide fastener (zipper) was invented as a

waterproof closure for galoshes in 1893;

• Maxwell Smart was the first secret agent who had

a telephone built into his shoe; 

• Imelda Marcos, wife of deposed Philippine

president, has 1500 pairs of shoes.

CONCLUSIONS• This is the only shoe museum in the world;

• It tells a fascinating story of how one determined

woman amassed this collection and built the Museum;

• It changes its exhibitions, so there's always something

new to see;

• A dowtown location close to cafes and restaurants;

• Extensive opening hours - 7 days a week, 363 days

per year;

• Special offers.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!