Bata Shoe Museum

Footwear Design Workshop
2019-02-10 12:30 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
FOOTWEAR DESIGN WORKSHOP WITH ART AND SOLE ACADEMY
$125.00
Register at artandsoleacademy.com
Includes a tour of “WANT: Desire, Design and Depression Era Footwear”
The footwear industry is currently one of the most exciting markets in the world as shoes have quickly become a key lucrative element for fashion brands.
Throughout this 3 hour session you will be introduced to creative exercises and sketching techniques that will help you communicate your concepts and get your ideas down on paper.
You will learn tips and tricks for sketching different styles, silhouettes and learn the fundamental proportions of a shoe.
Let your imagination run wild and experiment with different media such as prismacolor markers, pencil crayons and ink.

Style and the Silver Screen
2019-02-05 18:30 - 19:30
An Illustrated Talk
The influence of Hollywood glamour on fashion flourished during the Great Depression. Join Nathalie Atkinson, columnist for the Globe and Mail, contributor to Zoomer magazine and host of the film series Designing the Movies, for an illustrated talk about the era’s silver screen stars, their costume designers, and the celebrity culture they created.
Presented as part of the programming for the exhibition WANT: Desire, Design and Depression Era Footwear. Those attending are welcome to arrive at 6pm and visit the exhibition prior to the talk.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 | 6:30 – 7:30pm
$20 | Free for Friends of the BSM
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Storyboot School
2019-01-19 18:00 - 22:00
The Bata Shoe Museum is excited to continue to host Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School moccasin and mukluk-making workshops as part of an ongoing partnership. These workshops are open to anyone interested in learning how to make beaded Indigenous footwear from start to finish. In partnership with Manitobah Mukluks and the Treadright Foundation.
Moccasin Making – $160 | Mukluk Making – $200
Registration for all workshops is now open and will be done through Manitobah Mukluks. If you are interested in these workshops, you can register for them on the Manitobah Mukluks website.
The next workshop begins on January 19, 2019. For all upcoming workshop dates and to register, visit the Manitobah Mukluks website.

Summer Family Fun
2018-06-29 10:00 - 16:00
There’s lots to do all summer long at the Bata Shoe Museum! Kids visiting the museum this summer will receive an activity bag that include a shoe-related craft activity, Ispy games to play in the galleries and a colourful tattoo. Perfect for kids ages 3-12.
Drop-in every day until 4pm | Included with museum admission.
