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SUMMARY:Guided Walk: Streets and Place Names
DESCRIPTION:Date: Sunday\, August 23\, 2026\nTime: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nLocation: Tour begins at the Bata Shoe Museum\, 327 Bloor St. W.\nTickets: Pay What You Wish \nWhat’s in a street name? \nRecent conversations about street and place names — and who or what they commemorate — have highlighted how these everyday markers quietly shape our sense of identity\, belonging\, and exclusion. The names we pass by without a second thought can tell powerful stories about a neighbourhood’s past\, its values\, and whose histories are centred. \nThis guided walk\, led by artist and scholar Andrew Lochhead\, invites you to see the city differently. Thinking of street names as the most visible “texts” of a city\, we’ll explore the streets surrounding the Bata Shoe Museum and uncover the meanings behind their names. Together\, we’ll consider what these names reveal about the Annex neighbourhood\, its histories\, and its wider connections. \nAfter the walk\, we’ll gather back inside the museum for a collaborative discussion\, sharing what we “read” along the way and reflecting on how public naming shapes the stories our city tells. \nThe walk will take up to two hours. Please wear comfortable shoes.  \nRSVP  \nABOUT ANDREW LOCHHEAD: \n \nAndrew Lochhead\, is an artist and scholar who uses walking as a form of creative practice and research to bring to life stories about the city in ways that orient audiences toward imagining justice-based futures. A lifelong museum and gallery professional\, Andrew has been an outspoken advocate for understanding how monuments\, place names\, and other forms of commemoration shape people’s relationships to places and to each other. His work as part of the public history campaign around the name of Dundas Street has contributed to significant changes to Toronto’s toponymic landscape\, the development of new commemorative policy\, and ongoing conversations about who or what Canada’s largest city remembers. Andrew’s research and activism have been featured in a number of documentary films and programs\, including the BAFTA Award-winning Scotland\, Slavery\, and Statues. His PhD dissertation explores the role of walking in interpreting urban heritage landscapes. \nPlease review our Terms and Conditions in advance and check in with Visitor Services upon arrival. Questions? Email us info@batashoemuseum.ca anytime.
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LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:Curator's Talk: Unearthing Vindolanda
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, September 17\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm\nLocation: Bata Shoe Museum\, 327 Bloor St. W.\nTickets: $25 \nJoin us for a fascinating evening with archaeologist Elizabeth Greene\, whose extensive research at Vindolanda has helped reshape our understanding of life on the edge of the Roman Empire. \nDrawing on her firsthand excavation experience\, Greene will take us behind the scenes of the dig: what it feels like to carefully unearth history layer by layer\, the challenges of working in the soil of northern England\, and the thrill of discovering objects that have not been touched in nearly two millennia. \nLocated just south of Hadrian’s Wall\, Vindolanda is one of Britain’s most extraordinary Roman sites\, famed for its remarkably preserved artifacts—including leather shoes\, writing tablets\, and everyday objects that offer intimate glimpses into ancient lives. Whether you’re passionate about archaeology\, Roman history\, or the stories hidden beneath our feet\, this is an evening not to be missed \nBUY YOUR TICKETS  \nAgenda\n6:30 pm – Doors Open\n7:00 pm – Lecture Begins\n8:00 pm – Lecture Ends/Galleries Open\n9:00 pm – Museum Closes \n\nABOUT ELIZABETH GREENE: \n \nDr. Elizabeth Greene is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Roman Archaeology at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. She has excavated at the site of Vindolanda and researched aspects of the museum collection since 2002\, and is currently working on an extended research project on the Roman shoes and leather objects from the site.  \n\nPlease review our Terms and Conditions in advance and check in with Visitor Services upon arrival. Questions? Email us info@batashoemuseum.ca anytime.
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LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Talks,Special Event
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