From The Creative Director & Senior Curator
A new anniversary message from Elizabeth Semmelhack.
The World at Your Feet: The Bata Shoe Museum
We’re celebrating the collection with the launch of our new book.
Bringing You #BSMFromHome
Check out all the new content we're launching this month!
BSM Fun Facts
Get to know us one fun fact at a time!
Unboxing The BSM
Check out our new YouTube Series - we're pretty excited about it!
The New BSM Book Club
Join our virtual Book Club on Facebook - new book and new discussion each month!
Standing TALL: The Curious History of Men in Heels
On Google Arts & Culture now!
Step Into the BSM
We've refreshed our blog with new articles, interviews and more! Tell us what you think!
Get Creative!
Fun crafts and activities for the whole family to enjoy!
Feature of The Week
Learn something different from our hands-on collection!
Colour the World At Your Feet
Colouring sheets inspired by the Museum's Collection
Puzzlemania!
How quickly can you solve our jigsaw puzzles?
We’re kicked off our 25th anniversary with daily fun facts – 25 in total! Here's a fun compilation of all the new BSM facts we shared with you over the last month 🎉
You all loved when we posted about how our conservator, Ada, has been working from home during COVID-19, so today's new blog post goes more in depth on her current projects! Read more by visiting: http://astepintothebatashoemuseum.blogspot.com/ #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome
GET CREATIVE with the BSM for your quarantine birthday! 🎉 🎁 Learn how to make a shoe-themed birthday party with our latest family activity 🎈 👠 Visit http://batashoemuseum.ca/get-creative/ for more! #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
Spend this beautiful weekend in the sun while colouring the world at your feet! Visit our website to see the new colouring sheets that were released yesterday 🖍️ #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon http://batashoemuseum.ca/bsm-colouring/
Today's #SaturdayStyle's is a pair of sneakers as requested by @theauthorhank! 👟 #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
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Supra came onto the sneaker scene in 2006 as a maker of fashion-forward skateboard shoes. This West Coast brand quickly became a fashion staple and numerous skateboarders and musicians took to wearing them. These Supra Skytop IIs were worn by K’naan, Toronto’s rapper and musician who rose to international acclaim with his song Wavin’ Flag.
Shaking things up for our final Feature of the Week with a reading of "Shoes Shoes Shoes" by Ann Morris & more! Visit our website to watch the full video 🎥 #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
The distinctive platform shoes worn by upper-class Manchu women during the late Qing dynasty were often highly decorated. This example features embroidered butterflies across the entire upper. Each butterfly is embellished with voluminous silk tassels to represent its antennae 🦋 Learn more about these shoes and many others in our new book, The World At Your Feet. Visit our website for more info on how to purchase! #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
NEW PUZZLE! Have you been keeping up with our weekly puzzles? This week's is a throwback to a previous windows installation 🌈 #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
In the 1930s, women seemed to heed the advice of fashion experts to have one pair of metallic evening shoes in their wardrobes because metallics functioned as a neutral and went with everything. Many extant evening shoes from the period are indeed gold kid and the majority show evidence of heavy use. The owner of this pair seems to have reattached the buckles, and if she had wanted to revive their gold finish, she could have purchased a Cinderella Gold Slipper shoe polish kit specifically designed to return the sparkle to golden footwear. #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
Some of the shoes our Creative Director & Senior Curator, Elizabeth has caught while fishing in Animal Crossing are really familiar... 😉 This particular pair was worn by the famed Hollywood actor Bela Lugosi who fit the model of a ‘player’ perfectly. Lugosi was married five times. His third marriage lasted only four months and the co-respondent named was none other than the Hollywood star Clara Bow.
Enjoy May flowers with these men's silk house slippers that were hand-embroidered with flowers, butterflies and other motifs (French, 1860s). Did you know that floral motifs were popular in Western fashion throughout the 19th century? While women's attire made of ample use of florals for all occasions, men's fashion tended to limit flowers to clothing worn at home. Interested in learning more? These shoes are featured in our book, “The World At Your Feet” available NOW! Visit our website for more 💙 #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome #SeeTorontoSoon
