Bata Shoe Museum Archives

Q&A: Indigenous Activist Sarain Fox

A political existence.

Sarain Fox has one voice, but when she speaks, it reverberates with the voices of hundreds more. Such is the role of an activist: having a responsibility to speak for those who cannot be heard.

Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes

A retrospective of iconic footwear lands at the Bata Shoe Museum.

The fact that Manolo Blahniks have been endlessly worn by everyone from Anna Wintour and Rihanna to—fictional Sex and the City character—Carrie Bradshaw illustrates the iconic footwear designer’s universal appeal and singular talent.

Christian Dior at the Royal Ontario Museum

Mid-century haute couture in Toronto.

Timed to coincide with the House of Dior’s 70th anniversary, the exhibition highlights the prevailing influence of the couturier’s New Look designs.

Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot Project

At Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum.

This September, Treadright and Canada’s Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot Project establish a semi-permanent school of traditional mukluk and moccasin artisanship in Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum.

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