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1932

	Bata Shoe Museum Opens
		Bata acknowledges that the venture is a personal passion, but she expects that it will appeal to a wide range of visitors, from academics to those interested in what their ancestors wore.
		As Bata takes a visitor through the museum, it is clear that she is no mere titular head of the institution.
		It was Bata's realization that the global success of the basic running shoe was displacing ancient forms of shoemaking that prompted her to begin collecting.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0010418 (998 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bata Shoe Museum, in Toronto, Canada, is a place dedicated to the history of footwear.
		It was established in 1995 by the Bata family under the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation.
		Much of the collection was donated from the private collections of Sonja Bata, chair of the foundation and wife of Thomas J. Bata.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bata_Shoe_Museum (439 words)

	IATWM January 2005: Beads Buckles and Bows
		Uncomfortable shoes weren't bothersome when the wearer didn't walk long distances, or was able to hire an attendant, demonstrating their wealth, to provide an arm for balance as they walked along.
		The shoes date to the beginning of the 18th Century, but the embroidery that embellishes them was made in the 1690s and preserved for decades.
		Eventually her private storage was outgrown by the collection and in 1979 the Bata Shoe Museum was established in downtown Toronto.
	www.iatwm.com /200501/Bata/index.html (1168 words)

	TUSPM Shoe Museum
		The TUSPM Shoe Museum includes roughly 900 pairs of shoes, 250 of which are on display on the sixth floor of the college building.
		The museum was created during the nation's bicentennial in 1976 as an added attraction for visitors to the Liberty Bell and Independence Park, which are only two blocks from the college.
		In fact, many of the unusual shoes in the museum's collection were made for women, who even today experience four times the number of foot problems as men due to high heels, pointed toes, poorly fitting footwear, or other abuses in the name of fashion.
	podiatry.temple.edu /shoe_museum/shoe_museum.html (525 words)

	Eye Weekly - ART: Stepping Out in Style - 06.04.92
		The museum is divided into three gallery areas: an interactive exhibit that will give museum visitors "the basics" of shoe history; one that will provide an overview of the Bata collection ("what we collect and why"); and the other dedicated to special collections.
		Bata's first such exhibit is Stepping Out in Style, an examination of Western footwear from the 14th century to the present.
		Flat-soled shoes were designed with two soles, one that hugged the foot, and another that acted as a shield against muddy London streets.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_06.04.92/arts/ar0604.php (694 words)

	mtarch.com Bata Shoe Museum
		The Bata Shoe Museum houses one of the world's most impressive collections of footwear - over 10,000 items spanning 4,500 years of history, all with a compelling and evocative story to tell.
		One of the major challenges in designing a museum is to generate excitement and attract visitors.
		At the museum's entrance, a two-storey transparent glass wedge breaks the limestone wall in two and spills out onto the sidewalk in a welcoming gesture that can't be missed.
	www.mtarch.com /mtabsm.html (168 words)

	bata shoes
		Opened ten ago, the museum was one of most visuall-daring buildings in the low-priced city a giant modernist shoebox: angles, all the careful balance of leaning facdes and glass with a "lid&uot; slightly asew.
		She married the Czech Bata family in 1946, was instrumental in helping husband rebuild their family's shoe business "1946 is a difficult year for Bata shoe organisation since it was obvious Iron Curtain is going to come down.
		Bata Industries Limited was in the business in Canada of manifaturing, importing distributing shoes, as well operating the chain of approximately 250 retail carrying on business under name 'Bata' which sell Bata shoes.
	www.onshoes.org /batashoes.htm (2187 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum
		Sonja Bata has been collecting shoes of every flavour since the 1940's and in 1979 her collection had grown too large for her own private storage space.
		So the Bata family established the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation and in 1995 the shoes moved to their current home at 327 Bloor St. W.
		The museum houses a variety of collections including shoes worn by North American Indigenous people, shoes representing every age of Western fashion, shoes from every corner of the world and even shoes from the 'Walk of Fame' worn by everyone from John Lennon and Marilyn Monroe to Donovan Bailey and Pablo Picasso.
	www.toronto.com /attractions/listing/000-100-186 (288 words)

	Untitled Document
		Currently, Carlson is in her first term as a Ryerson fashion student and she is involved in an annual project that is organized by the School of Fashion and the Bata Shoe Museum.
		Carlson explains that her group's shoe design was inspired by the Chopine era in the 1700s.
		Elizabeth Semmelhack, the Bata shoe museum's curator says this was the first year that the students were taken into the storage room as a part of their tour throughout the museum.
	www.journalism.ryerson.ca /online/tangents/body/alazar.htm (918 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum\| Master Pieces\| Travel and Entertainment Channel\| MuseumNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The study of the shoe, far from being frivolous, is a heady mix of sociology, anthropology, and fashion.
		Bata, 73, is a former architecture student who married into one of Canada's foremost shoe-manufacturing families.
		The Bata Shoe Museum is not just for vainglorious bipeds that worship at the shrines of Manolo Blahnick and Charles Jourdan.
	www.museumnetwork.com /entertainment/_master_pieces/bata_shoe/masterpieces_bata.asp (1054 words)

	travel wise :: Bata Shoe Museum displays hundreds of famous shoes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
		Although the name is synonymous with the giant shoe empire, there's less that a half dozen Bata shoes in the entire collection.
		From left to right, Veronica Tennant's ballet shoe, Pope Leo the XIII ceremonial shoe, Prince Leopold II of Belgium's baby shoes in a presentation case, Olympic Gold Medalist Harry Jerome's sprinting shoe and one of Queen Victoria's ballrooom slippers.
		Shoes from the Sahara's heat, the cold of the north or the wet of the world's coasts demonstrate the function of footwear as protection from the elements.
	www.travel-wise.com /northamerica/toronto/bata.html (573 words)

	The Bata Shoe Museum - 02-03-2005 - Radio Prague
		Among his guests: the founder of the museum itself Sonja Bata, wife of famous Czech-born businessman Tomas Bata, whose shoes are recognised world-wide.
		Opened ten years ago, the museum is one of most visually-daring buildings in the city - a giant modernist shoebox: all angles, all a careful balance of leaning facades and glass with a "lid" slightly askew.
		Mrs Bata also began to collect shoes from all over the world, and by the early 80s she had collected literally thousands of pairs.
	www.radio.cz /en/issue/63956 (1273 words)

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		The Bata Shoe Museum, in collaboration with Ryerson University, host of the 2007 International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) conference, is pleased to announce an international shoe design competition.
		The Bata Shoe Museum is well-established as one of the world’s foremost museums dedicated to footwear, and last year celebrated ten years as a Canadian cultural institution.
		The mission of the Museum is to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the role of footwear in the social and cultural life of humanity.
	www.iffticonference.com /content/bata.asp (930 words)

	bata shoe museum
		Although the name is synonymous with giant shoe empire, there was less a half dozen Bata in the entire collection.
		that's what makes special." She continues, "Shoes, more than other personal item, reflect living habits, the work customs of the people wore them." Viewing footwear of the low-priced past in that four floor facility, we span centuries, and are treated to glimpses history by looking at what people on their feet.
		Shoes from the Sahara's the cold of north or the wet of world's coasts demonstrate the of footwear as protection from elements.
	www.onshoes.org /batashoemuseum.htm (334 words)

	Bata Shoes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bata Shoes' former headquarters in North York, Ontario is an historic building dating to the 1960s designed by architect John Parkin.
		The Baťa family and the company have founded Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, supported Trent University, where the Thomas J. Bata Library bears Baťa's name and Tomas Bata University in Zlín.
		In developing countries still run manufacturing, for example in Zimbabwe's third city of Gweru, it is the biggest shoe manufacturers in Southern Africa outside of South Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bata_Shoes (953 words)

	Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum even has Napoleon's socks
		At Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum you can follow the footsteps of history, from the sandals of ancient Egyptians and incredibly tiny shoes from China, to the mukluks from today's Arctic.
		The museum was created by Sonja Bata, who started to collect shoes and their stories in the 1940’s, during business trips around the world.
		Shoes of the famous, in a continuously changing exhibit, include Marilyn Monroe’s red pumps, a purple Beatle boot worn by John Lennon, Elvis Presley’s blue and white leather shoes, zebra-striped ankle books owned by Picasso, Elton John's platform boots, and Napoleon's socks.
	www.canadacool.com /COOLFACTS/ONTARIO/TorontoBataShoeMuseum.html (314 words)

	Toronto Hotels: Bata Shoe Museum
		Bata Shoe Museum has many hotels located within 5 miles.
		This will let you compare the best hotel rates for the Bata Shoe Museum area.
		The Bata Shoe Museum opened its door on May 6, 1995.
	www.roomrate.com /toronto/attractions/BataShoeMuseum.asp (153 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum : 327 Bloor Street West - Toronto Museum
		Since shoes are clearly Bata's business, it seems fitting that this company would open North America's first footwear museum.
		The Bata Shoe Museum houses over 10,000 shoes in an award winning, five-story structure.
		Looking at old shoes may sound ho-hum, but some of this footwear is 4,500 years old.
	www.travelgrande.com /toronto-travel-guide/bata-shoe-museum-info.htm (127 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum, Canada. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Within easy walking distance of the ROM, the Bata Shoe Museum, at 327 Bloor St W and St George (Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am–5pm, Thurs 10am–8pm, Sun noon–5pm; $6) was built for Sonja Bata, of the Bata shoe manufacturing family, to house the extraordinary assortment of footwear she has spent a lifetime collecting.
		A leaflet issued at reception steers visitors around the museum, starting with an introductory section entitled "All About Shoes" on Level B1, which presents an overview on the evolution of footwear.
		A small adjoining section is devoted to specialist footwear, including French chestnut-crushing clogs from the nineteenth century, inlaid Ottoman platforms, designed to keep aristocratic feet well away from the mud, and a pair of US army boots from the Vietnam War with the sole shaped to imitate the sandal prints of the Vietcong.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/canada/bata_shoe_museum (265 words)

	Ever Wonder What It's Like To Walk in Their Shoes? -- Bender 41 (4): 8 -- Psychiatr News
		The museum is not only known for its shoes, but its architecture.
		Two of the museum's outer walls angle inward from roof to sidewalk.
		The Bata Shoe Museum is located at 327 Bloor Street West.
	pn.psychiatryonline.org /cgi/content/short/41/4/8-b?rss=1 (665 words)

	The Bata Shoe Museum - Gridskipper
		Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes and yet more shoes: That's the gist behind Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum.
		Founded by the eponymous shoe company, the museum features over 10,000 shoes ranging from "Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut crushing clogs and glamorous platforms." And for all us philistines, they offer Elton John's old platform boots and Pablo Picasso's pony-skin ankle boots.
		Oh, to be walking the streets of Toronto in a comfortable pair of boots made from the skin of a young pony...
	www.gridskipper.com /travel/toronto/the-bata-shoe-museum-182171.php (254 words)

	The 18th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Materials for shoes and dresses were rich and splendid and included brocades, embroidered silks and painted leathers.
		Large showy buckles had become the feature of the shoes.
		Heels shrank and even disappeared, suggesting everyone was born on the same level.
	www.batashoemuseum.com /shoesections/baroque.html (125 words)

	High Heel Shoe Museum Online Designer Stiletto and Fetish Shoe Museum
		The High Heel Shoe Museum directory of shopping for the ultimate collection of womens exotic, glamorous, exclusive, designer, and unique sexy high heels and ultra high stiletto and spike heel shoes, pumps, sandals, and platform shoes at shoe stores worldwide.
		Trendy light up shoes with red, yellow, and green lights that flicker when you walk or move, inside clear 2 inch platforms and 6 inch stiletto heels.
		The museum would be delighted to hear from any designer of high heel shoes or shoe store that is interested in donating shoes to be featured at the museum.
	www.highheelshoemuseum.com (2938 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum :: Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada :: Glass Steel and Stone
		In all 10,000 shoes are showcased in the five-story building (three above ground, two below) that is as modern and dynamic as the latest designs it contains.
		One way to create this impression is by leaving a gap around the top of the building to make the roof appear to be resting on the structure like an askew box lid, rather than a permanent piece of the construction.
		The Shoe Museum's walls are set at a 33.5-degree angle to enhance the whole "container" concept.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/84.php (418 words)

	CBS.com - Amazing Race
		In Shoe, Teams had to find the Bata Show Museum, choose a pair of shoes, and search through 100 women for the one woman who fits the pair selected.
		As the Bransens left for the shoe museum, the Linzes set sail on the Toronto Harbor.
		As the Linzes took off, the Bransens, after struggling to to find their Cinderella at the museum, finally made their match to start the drive to Queenston with a million dollars on the line.
	www.cbs.com /primetime/amazing_race8/show/ep13/index3.shtml (225 words)

	Press Release: The Sutton Place Hotels
		As guests conclude their visit to the Bata Shoe Museum, they may elect to take a leisurely stroll back along Bloor Street and through Queen’s Park to The Sutton Place Hotel OR to take advantage of some of the special values available to them through the hotels’
		The Bata Shoe Museum is an internationally-acclaimed institution and architectural treasure devoted to the study of footwear across cultures.
		Boasting a private collection of over 12,000 shoes and related artifacts spanning 4,500 years of history, the Museum celebrates style and function in four distinctly different rotating galleries.
	www.suttonplace.com /whatnew/TOR_Batashoe.htm (702 words)

	Bata Shoe Museum \| Toronto Attraction Review
		There is a lot to learn about the history of footwear, and the Bata Shoe Museum ensures you’ll take note of it all.
		For example, its display of Latin and Central American shoes includes notes about how the most common shoes in Mexico and the Andean countries five centuries ago were thick leather sandals with layered soles.
		If you want to learn all that you can about the museum’s exhibits, ask for a guided tour, which are available by reservation.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /toronto-canada/tourism-5.php (247 words)

	mtarch.com Bata shoe Museum: Case Study
		Sonja Bata presented us with a simple mandate: to design a "small gem of a museum." The Bloor Street location in downtown Toronto is ideal - opposite the St. George subway station, just blocks away from the Royal Ontario Museum, and at the northern edge of the University of Toronto.
		Still, we recognized that, as one of Canada's few privately financed museums, the Bata Shoe Museum needed a bold design approach to engage international and local audiences.
		With 65,000 visitors passing through its doors annually, the Bata Shoe Museum is a popular venue for private functions.
	www.mtarch.com /mtabsmcasestudy.html (455 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Jewelled slippers stolen from shoe museum
		A lavish pair of jewel-encrusted slippers worth approximately $160,000 was stolen this weekend from Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum.
		Police are reviewing surveillance video and interviewing staff after the rare, ancient footwear disappeared while the museum was open to the public between noon and 5 p.m.
		The Bata Shoe Museum celebrates footwear from around the world, dating from the last 4,500 years.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/01/23/slippers-stolen.html (1147 words)

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