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.
Here's a print-friendly Events Program for May to August 2010.
This PDF file (2 pages, 0.8 MB) prints on legal size (8 1/2 x 14") paper.
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You can view upcoming events by
TYPE OF EVENT
(Especially for Families, Lectures, etc.) or by
date (with event details, below).
Selected previous events are listed in the
ARCHIVE section.
Every Saturday and Sunday (except when pre-empted by other programming)
Saturday 11 am to 4 pm
Sunday 12 pm to 4 pm
Regular Museum admission plus $2.00 per mini clog.
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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 paint a mini-clog, try on shoes, and go on shoe hunt in the galleries!
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Saturdays and Sundays
Included in regular Museum admission.
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Gallery Tours
Guided Tours
Join Museum docents selected Saturdays and Sundays as they provide you with first hand information about one of Toronto's most unique and surprising destinations! Tour is free with Museum admission.
Saturday, August 7, 2:00-2:45 pm
Sunday, August 8, 2-2:45 pm
Saturday, August 21, 10:30-11:15 am
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August 17th-September 22nd, 2010
Regular Museum hours
Included with Museum Admission
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Special Event
Sketch at the Bata Shoe Museum
 “Boot it Up”- A Fashion and Visual Arts Fundraising Celebration to Support SKETCH - Working Arts for Street-Involved and Homeless Youth.
For the 6th annual “Boot it Up” fundraiser, forty pairs of Blundstone boots will be decorated by local artists and celebrities and then these unique and outrageous boots will then be sold at auction to raise funds for SKETCH. The top 20 boots will be displayed at the Bata Shoe Museum from August 17th till September 22nd. These unique art pieces will be auctioned off at a fundraising event on September 23rd. For more information visit www.blundstone.ca/arttoboot/
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Sunday, September 19th, 2010
2:00-3:00pm
$14.00 per person. Free for Museum members and faculty and students of the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, UofT.
Pre-registration recommended. Call 416-979-7799 x 242 or email programs@batashoemuseum.ca
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Renaissance Lecture Series
The Dragoman Renaissance: Diplomatic Interpreters in Early Modern Istanbul
Illustrated Talk by E. Nathalie Rothman, University of Toronto at Scarborough
 This lecture will explore the use of diplomatic interpreters, or dragomans, by foreign embassies in 16th and 17th century Istanbul. These dragomans were depended upon for their knowledge of politics and society, and they played an important role in the creation and circulation of news within the city. This lecture will focus on the Venetian embassy and how these dragoman dynasties helped shape political, religious and linguistic boundaries in the early modern Mediterranean.
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Saturday, September 25th, 2010
12:00-4:00pm
Included with regular Museum admission
Drop-in
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Special Event
Somba: A Demonstration of Tibetan Boot Making
 With the support of the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, the Bata Shoe Museum is offering a demonstration of traditional Tibetan boot making and a special one day exhibition of Tibetan footwear from the Museum's collection. Visitors can also join one of two scheduled guided tours through the Museum.
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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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