TORONTO — They’re the most unusual of sole mates — pop singer Elton John, an ancient Egyptian nobleman and 19th-century Chinese women with bound feet. What ties them together is the Bata Shoe Museum, ...

A new exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum is placing a spotlight on the age-old question: what is art? Now through March 2026, Art/Wear: Sneakers x Artists offers a glimpse into the growing trend of ...

TORONTO — Comedian-musician Steve Martin once wrote a song called “Cruel Shoes.” Both of the pumps in question were left-footed. One shoe pointed the toes in “impossible directions,” while the other ...

Since 1995, the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto has surveyed society through shoes, from the legacy of men in high heels to footwear’s role in forensics. Next month, the institution is highlighting the ...

“There are adaptations, but actual world-changing innovation is a lot less common than we might want to believe,” said Elizabeth Semmelhack, senior curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. The ...

Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum will open a new exhibit on Oct. 3 called “Art/Wear: Sneakers x Artists.” With a focus on the relationship between art, fashion and commerce, the collection features a range ...

Shoes function first as barriers between our bodies and the elements. We slip into and out of them as we do clothes, for protection and comfort, in adherence to social norms, but also to show our ...

The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is preparing to launch its latest exhibition this week. Entitled Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, the show will explore the frontiers of footwear ...

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Golden shoes might seem like a modern trend, but they go all the way back to antiquity. “The Gold Standard,” a new exhibit at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, traces their history over 2,000 years ...