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Bata Shoe Museum

327 Bloor St. W. | (at St. George St.), Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W7, Canada
416-979-7799
Ranked #59 of 217 attractions in Toronto
4.0 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
Type: Specialty Museums, Museums
Description: Clothes don't make the man (or woman), but shoes do: visit this fantastic collection of more than 10,000 items of footwear spanning 4,500 years.
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t c
Chicago, Illinois
Top Contributor
52 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2012 NEW

Toronto is famous for harboring bad art gallery's and museums and charging you way too much to get in for them. The Bata Shoe Museum was just that. If I wanted to see a pair of shoes that Princess Di owned but never wore I could have just gone to any high end shoe shop and imagined. What a waste... More

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j g
Toronto, Canada
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23 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 31, 2012 NEW

Its an interesting place to go once, if you love shoes or if you are in the fashion industry. Dont drag your kids there and expect them to be excited. More

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ontheroadagain05080
Aurora, Canada
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37 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012 NEW

Great display of shoes to see once - not a place to return to again More

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bettylopez10
Brampton, Canada
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108 reviews
46 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 28, 2012 NEW

Not unless you are  fond of shoes, you wont really find this place interesting More

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hkrstd
Toronto, Canada
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21 reviews
13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 28, 2012 NEW

There were some interesting points to this museum, but for a shoe lover, I found the Bata Shoe Museum rather disappointing. If you're on a tight schedule, there are much better places to go. If you do have some spare time, it's worth a visit. I would certainly visit again - but I can't say I was wowed the first... More

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Juli Z
Canada
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61 reviews
36 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2012

Despite it being a shoe museum, which may not automatically seem of interest to all, I am consistently amazed at the quality of exhibitions and programming.  Excellent choice for a fun cultural afternoon. More

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Northeagle66
Quebec City
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7 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2012

I thought this museum would be more interesting for my wife. In fact we were both really pleased with the visit. She really liked the Marylin Monroe red shoes, I prefered the prehistoric ones (well, that is what I told her). Nice exhibits and really well presented. There is history, styles and art to please your interest in learning or... More

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Liz56TorontoON
Toronto ON
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61 reviews
20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2012

Wonderful to go to a museum dedicated to footwear - lots of shoes, lots of history - it's fun. More

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jess_can
Toronto, Canada
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54 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2012

I was very impressed with the selection of shoes and the way they were categorized; I only wish there had been more in-depth information about the history of shoe fashion provided throughout the exhibit. In general, an excellent collection. More

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rinosgirl
canada
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17 reviews
8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012

I didn't expect much here, but we had free tickets, so took a chance - and sure glad we did! Takes about 2 hours to visit. This museum provides the history and background surrounding the shows on display, and why people wore what they wore! More

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