UBata Shoe Museum and Cheap Car Rental Toronto
Located in downtown Toronto, Canada the Bata Shoe Museum is a place that collects, researchers, preserved, and exhibits footwear from all over the world. Visit one the of the Bata Shoe Museum’s four exhibitions, lectures, performances and family events when you visit with your cheap car rental Toronto.
A collection that any woman would envy
The Bata Shoe Museum all began with Sonja Bata, wife of Thomas J. Bata of the Bata Shoe Company. Her travels with her husband for business led her to collect a variety of traditional footwear from different places she visited. Visit this amazing collection of shoes when you travel with your cheap car rental Toronto for a truly unique experience.
A museum like no other
Beginning in 1979, the Bata Family opened the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation for footwear research and to house Sonja Bata’s growing shoe collection. In 1985 the collection went on display in their office in the Don Mills area in Toronto. In 1992, the Bata Shoe Museum was opened to the public for the first time on the second floor of the office and retail shop in the downtown area of Toronto. When you visit with your cheap car rental Toronto today, you will find that the Bata Shoe Museum’s collection contains over 12, 500 shoes and related objects which cover over 4, 500 years if history.
The building
The Bata Shoe Museum building was designed by Raymond Moriyama. The inspiration was the idea of opening a shoe box. The public area of the building is four stories and contains four galleries, two lecture rooms, a gift shop, lobby and the atrium. The interior of the museum is neutral in its design with bronze cast and leather used as signage throughout the Bata Shoe Museum. The museum was also featured in an episode of The Amazing Race with contestants from Toronto.
A little something for everyone
The Bata Shoe Museum also organizes several public programs and events including lectures, performances and social events. There are also family friendly events including storytelling, music, arts and crafts, and trying on unusual shoes. For a fun filled trip that is sure to interest everyone visit the Bata Shoe Museum with your cheap car rental Toronto.
Special events
For a special evening with your cheap car rental Toronto, why don’t you try coming to one of the Bata Shoe Museum’s special events. Their unique events offer entertainment, refreshments, and fun all centered on the history of a shoe. Some past events include an evening event in 2008 featuring Argentinean tango called “Step Into Tango: Milonga at the Bata Shoe Museum”. Live music, dancers, a tango singer, Argentinean foods and a display of tango shoes were the highlight of the event. Another event was the “In the Shoes of an Elizabethan Lady: The Passions and Scandals of Frances Walsingham” in 2007. The event had a curator lecture, period music, and an exhibition viewing.
Before you go…
Located on 327 Bloor St. West, in downtown Toronto, the Bata Shoe Museum is open from Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm except for Thursday (10:00 am – 8:00 pm) and Sunday (12:00 pm – 5:00 pm). Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, $6 for students (with ID), and $4 for children. Children under 5 are free.
If you travel to the Bata Shoe Museum with your Toronto cheap car rental try to visit on a Thursday between 5 and 8 pm when admission is pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $5.
For more information when you visit Bata Shoe Museum with your cheap car rental Toronto visit their official website at http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/