the bata shoe museum
DESCRIPTION
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Anete Kampare, PVL2D1
AIM• Make a presentation about interesting and
unusal museum
TASKS• Describe its speciality, location and find out
about its history, owner, regular hours, admission fees, special offers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• The Bata Shoe museum
• Sonya Bata
• Building
• Regular hours
• Admission fees
• Special offers
• Exhibitions
• Fun facts
• Conclusions
ABOUT
• Toronto, Canada
• Four exhibitions
• About 10’000 shoes
SONJA BATA
• Born in Switzerland
• Studied architecture
• Daugther in law of a well-known shoe manufacturer
• Worked as volunteer
• Gained with many awards
BUILDING
• Designed by Raymond Moriyama
• Completed in 1995
• Main idea – build a shoebox
REGULAR HOURS
Monday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday 10:00am – 8:00pm
Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm
ADMISSION FEES
Category Regular Admission
Adults $14
Senior citizens (65+) $12
Students (with ID) $8
Children (5-17 years inclusive)
$5; children under 5 are free
Families (1 adult, up to 4 children under
18)$24
Families (2 adults, up to 4 children under
18)$35
Bata Shoe Museum members Always FREE!
SPECIAL OFFERS
• Families and Daycares
• Group tours
• School visits
EXHIBITIONS
FOOTSPRINTS ON THE WORLD STAGEMarilyn Monro Terry Fox
Napoleon Bonaparte
John Lennon
Roger Federer Justin Bieber
ART IN SHOES – SHOES IN ART
BEAUTY, IDENTITY, PRIDE
THE ROARING TWENTIES: HEELS, HEMLINES AND HIGH SPIRITS
ALL ABOUT SHOES
FUNNY FACTS• The human foot has 18 muscles;
• 25 % of all the bones in the human body are found
in the foot;
• The slide fastener (zipper) was invented as a
waterproof closure for galoshes in 1893;
• Maxwell Smart was the first secret agent who had
a telephone built into his shoe;
• Imelda Marcos, wife of deposed Philippine
president, has 1500 pairs of shoes.
CONCLUSIONS• This is the only shoe museum in the world;
• It tells a fascinating story of how one determined
woman amassed this collection and built the Museum;
• It changes its exhibitions, so there's always something
new to see;
• A dowtown location close to cafes and restaurants;
• Extensive opening hours - 7 days a week, 363 days
per year;
• Special offers.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!