September/October 2021
What's On Weekly
Opens October 2, 2021
Have you booked your tickets?
We're so excited for the opening of our newest exhibition All Dolled Up: Fashioning Cultural Expectations on Saturday, October 2. We're celebrating with FREE admission this weekend! Book your tickets in advance by visiting
our website.
LEARN MOREOur Salon Series is Back!
Tonight's the night! Inspired by our newest exhibition All Dolled Up, we're so excited to welcome our first guest Tonya Ruiz, creator of the viral sensation Quarantine Barbies. RSVP to save your seat and get an exclusive sneak peek of the exhibit! See you at 7pm EST!
RSVPCulture Days
Join us for a virtual tour of one of our most popular exhibition, Art & Innovation for
Culture Days on October 10 at 11am EST. Get up close and personal with all of the extraordinary objects and see the artistry and ingenuity of the makers.
LEARN MOREOff the Shelf
Learn more about this late 19th century automaton in our new episode of Off the Shelf. Exclusively on Instagram Reels and TikTok.
WATCH NOWStep Into the BSM
The BSM had two shoes from the late 17th century that were missing bows, a highly decorative and visually impactful component. Learn more about the conservation process to replace the missing bows in our latest blog post entitled Bows for Beaux written by our conservator Ada!
READ NOWNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The Bata Shoe Museum stands with Indigenous communities and will be closed on Thursday, September 30th to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.