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ABOUT THE MUSEUM

FROM THE DIRECTOR

THE EXHIBITIONS

CONSERVATION

RESEARCH

COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT

EDUCATION

OUR VISITORS

ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

SOCIAL MEDIA

DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT

FINANCIALS

THE ORGANIZATION

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CONTENTS

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ABOUTMUSEUMTHE

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ALTHOUGH FEET ARE THE SAME AROUND THEWORLD, WHAT PEOPLE CHOOSE TO WEAR ON THEIR FEET IS INCREDIBLY DIVERSE. IT ISIN THIS DIVERSITY THAT SOME OF THE MOSTINTERESTING ASPECTS OF CULTURE ARE REVEALED. THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM STRIVESTO SHARE THESE COMPELLING CULTURAL STORIES BY USING FOOTWEAR AS THE POINTOF ENTRY INTO THE CULTURES OF THE WORLD.

WHEN FOUNDING CHAIRMAN SONJA BATA FIRST BEGAN COLLECTING FOOTWEAR IN THE 1940S, SHE NEVER EXPECTED THAT HER UNENDING QUEST FOR EXCEPTIONAL ARTEFACTS WOULD RESULT IN AN UNPARALLELED COLLECTION AND AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MUSEUM.IN 1979, THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM FOUNDATION/FONDATION MUSÉE DE LA CHAUSSURE BATA WAS CREATED TO PROFESSIONALLY MANAGE THE EVER-INCREASING COLLECTION AND TO SPONSOR AND PUBLISH RESEARCH ON THE ROLE FOOTWEAR HAS PLAYED IN HUMAN HISTORY.IN 1995, THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN ITS OWN AWARD-WINNING BUILDING. INSPIRED BY THE IDEA OF A SHOEBOX, ACCLAIMED CANADIAN ARCHITECT RAYMOND MORIYAMA CREATED THIS FIVE-STOREY STRUCTURE THAT COMBINES STATE-OF-THE-ART ARTEFACT STORAGE AND EXHIBIT SPACE WITH DYNAMIC AND INVITING PLAYS OF LIGHT AND TEXTURE. PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE IS THE “FLOATING” STAIRCASE, WHICH IS THE ARCHITECTURAL CENTREPIECE OF THE MUSEUM AND A DRAMATIC WALL OF PRISMATIC GLASS THAT ENSURES THAT THE MUSEUM’S ARCHITECTURE IS AS UNFORGETTABLE AS THE COLLECTION IT HOUSES.THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CENTRE FOR FOOTWEAR RESEARCH THAT MAINTAINS AND DISPLAYS THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION, SPONSORS FIELD RESEARCH, PUBLISHES FINDINGS AND PROMOTES EDUCATION. BOASTING A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 13,000 ARTEFACTS SPANNING 4,500 YEARS OF HISTORY, THE MUSEUM ACTIVELY PURSUES ITS MANDATE TO RESEARCH, EXHIBIT, AND PUBLISH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL VALUE OF FOOTWEAR. PARTICULAR STRENGTHS OF THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION INCLUDE IMPORTANT HOLDINGS IN CIRCUMPOLAR, 18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN, INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAN, AND ASIAN FOOTWEAR.THE PERMANENT COLLECTION CONTAINS EXAMPLES FROM VIRTUALLY EVERY CULTURE IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING RARE AND WELL-PRESERVED VELVET-COVERED PLATFORM MULES FROM 16TH

CENTURY VENICE, FRENCH CHESTNUT CRUSHING BOOTS, EMBROIDERED CHINESE SILK SHOES, 5

BEAR FUR SHOES FROM JAPANESE SAMURAI AND FOOTWEAR MADE FROM HUMAN HAIR. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM’S HOLDINGS IS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF NORTH AMERICAN AND CIRCUMPOLAR FOOTWEAR. THIS COLLECTION AND THE FIELD TRIPS SPONSORED TO STUDY INDIGENOUS SHOEMAKING HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE

SCHOLARSHIP OF SHOEMAKING. AMONG THE COLLECTION’S MOST POPULAR FEATURE IS AN EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF CELEBRITY FOOTWEAR, INCLUDING QUEEN VICTORIA’S BALLROOM SLIPPERS, ROBERT REDFORD’S COWBOY BOOTS, ELTON JOHN’S MONOGRAMMED SILVER PLATFORM BOOTS, TERRY FOX’S RUNNING SHOE, ELVIS PRESLEY’S BLUE PATENT LOAFERS, KAREN KAIN’S BALLET SHOES AND JOHN LENNON’S BEATLE BOOT. THE MUSEUM’S ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION INCLUDES FOOTWEAR FROM SOME OF THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS ON EARTH: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SARCOPHAGI WITH PAINTED SANDAL DESIGNS, LEG-SHAPED PERFUME VIALS MADE BY AN ANCIENT GREEK POTTER, AND ROMAN BRONZE LAMPS REPRESENTING SANDAL-CLAD FEET.IN ADDITION TO OUR POPULAR SEMI-PERMANENT EXHIBITION, ALL ABOUT SHOES, THE MUSEUM HAS THREE GALLERIES FOR CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, ENSURING THAT EACH VISIT OFFERS A NEW EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THE CREATION OF ITS INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, THE MUSEUM STRIVES TO ENLIGHTEN AND ENTERTAIN VISITORS OF ALL AGES.

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“IN POETICALLY WELL-BUILT MUSEUMS,FORMED FROM THE HEART’S COMPULSIONS, WE ARE CONSOLED NOT BY FINDING IN THEMOLD OBJECTS THAT WE LOVE, BUT BY LOSINGALL SENSE OF TIME.” -ORHAN PAMUK, THEMUSEUM OF INNOCENCE

FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES, THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM HAS BEEN SHARING COMPELLING STORIES, REVEALING THE MOST INTERESTING ASPECTS OF CULTURE, HISTORY AND SOCIETY THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY AND GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITIONS. MAY 6, 2015 MARKED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE – 20 YEARS AS ONE OF TORONTO’S FOREMOST CULTURAL LANDMARKS AND A WORLD-RENOWNED INSTITUTION WITH A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE. THE THEME FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WAS “UNEXPECTED”. WE FELT THIS WAS THE PERFECT THEME AS THE MUSEUM, ALONG WITH THE COLLECTION OF 13,000 RARE AND UNIQUE ARTEFACTS IS UNEXPECTED AND EXCEEDS VISITORS’ EXPECTATIONS WITH ITS UNIQUE MIX OF EXHIBITIONS DEALING WITH ETHNOGRAPHY, HISTORY, SOCIAL CULTURE, AND FASHION. UNEXPECTED IS ALSO THE WAY WE DISPLAY AND INTERPRET THESE ARTEFACTS, DIVING DEEP INTO THE STORIES OF THE MAKERS AND THE WEARERS OF THE SHOES. UNEXPECTED IS THE WAY WE ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE DIALOGUE, FOCUSING ON THE WIDEST SPECTRUM OF INTERESTS FROM CONTEMPORARY SNEAKERS TO RENAISSANCE CHOPINES. FROM THE PLAYFUL 20TH ANNIVERSARY CHARACTERS THAT GRACED OUR BUILDING, TO THE ENGAGING EXHIBITIONS AND UNEXPECTED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, THE MUSEUM HOSTED A YEAR OF BOLD AND PROVOCATIVE EXHIBITIONS, A NUMBER OF CONTEMPORARY ART INSTALLATIONS, INSPIRING LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS, FUN FAMILY PROGRAMS AND A TRAVELLING TOUR OF ONE OF OUR PAST EXHIBITIONS, PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MUSEUM’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OUR FUNDERS, OUR PATRONS, FRIENDS AND VOLUNTEERS, WHO HAVE ACCOMPANIED US ON THIS EXCITING JOURNEY. WE WERE OVERWHELMED BY THE SHOW OF AFFECTION AND WARMTH, CONFIRMING THAT THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM IN ITS FIRST TWENTY YEARS OF LIFE HAS BECOME AN INCLUSIVE, WORLD CLASS ATTRACTION WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD. WE ARE ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND FROM FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. WITHOUT THEM THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM COULD NOT HAVE CELEBRATED THIS WONDERFUL RITE OF PASSAGE. QUOTING ORHAN PAMUK, I FEEL CONFIDENT IN ASSERTING THAT THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM HAS INDEED PROVEN TO BE A POETICALLY WELL-BUILT MUSEUM!

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WHERE ELSE CAN YOU EXAMINE FOOTWEARFROM THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS... SEE ASPACE BOOT WORN BY AN ASTRONAUT...DELIGHT IN THE TOWERING HEELS OF SHOESCHRONICLING THE HISTORY OF WESTERNFASHION.... ADMIRE FOOTWEAR WORN BYSOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTABLE PEOPE...

STANDING TALL: THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF MEN IN HEELS

OPENED MAY 8AS THE OFFICIAL EXHIBITION TO LAUNCH THE MUSEUM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, THIS EXHIBITION CHALLENGES THE VISITOR’S PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT WHO WEARS HEELS AND WHY. FROM PRIVILEGED RULERS TO HYPER-SEXUALIZED ROCK STARS, STANDING TALL EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF MEN IN HEELS FROM THE EARLY 1600S TO TODAY. OFFERING RARE EXAMPLES OF MEN’S HEELED FOOTWEAR FROM THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES, MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY MILITARY BOOTS, 1930S COWBOY BOOTS AND 1940S BIKER BOOTS, VISITORS CAN SEE JOHN LENNON’S ORIGINAL 1960S BEATLE BOOT AND PLATFORMS WORN BY ELTON JOHN IN THE 1970S, ALL FROM THE MUSEUM’S OWN HOLDINGS.

COLLECTED IN THE FIELD: SHOEMAKING TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CLOSED - APRIL 19COMMISSIONED BY THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM, RESEARCHERS TRAVELLED FROM SIBERIA TO INDIA DOCUMENTING TRADITIONAL SHOEMAKING PRACTICES. EACH OF THESE FIELD TRIPS BROUGHT A WEALTH OF IN-DEPTH INFORMATION AND ARTEFACTS INTO THE MUSEUM, AND ALONG WITH FOUNDING CHAIRMAN SONJA BATA’S OWN JOURNEY, RESULTED IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION WHICH FEATURES PERSONAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

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BEAUTY, IDENTITY, PRIDE: NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN FOOTWEAR

CONTINUED IN 2015WITH 90 ARTEFACTS CREATED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM DIVERSE REGIONS WITHIN NORTH AMERICA, THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES SHOES, BOOTS AND MOCCASINS SHOWCASING EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP, REGIONAL PATTERNS, AND BEAUTIFUL DECORATION, AS WELL AS RARELY SEEN ARTEFACTS CHOSEN ENTIRELY FROM THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM’S COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF NATIVE FOOTWEAR.

FASHION VICTIMS: THE PLEASURES AND PERILS OF DRESS IN THE 19TH CENTURY

CONTINUED IN 2015THIS EXHIBITION TRANSPORTS VISITORS BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY WHERE FASHION-FORWARD WOMEN GRACED THE BOULEVARDS AND THE BALLROOMS WITH THEIR COLOURFUL PRESENCE. THEIR TAILORED MALE COMPANIONS CUT EQUALLY REFINED FIGURES IN THEIR BLACK COATS, SPOTLESS WHITE LINENS, LUSTROUS TOP HATS AND SHINY BOOTS. YET PRESENTING AN ELEGANT EXTERIOR WAS NOT WITHOUT ITS PERILS. THE DISCOMFORT OF CONSTRICTING CORSETS AND IMPOSSIBLY NARROW FOOTWEAR WAS MATCHED BY THE DANGERS OF WEARING ARTICLES OF FASHION DYED WITH POISON-LACED COLOURS AND MADE OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. FROM THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THOSE WHO PRODUCED FASHIONABLE DRESS TO THE RISKS TAKEN BY THOSE WHO WORE IT, THIS EXHIBITION PROVIDES THOUGHT PROVOKING INSIGHTS INTO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FASHION VICTIM.

ALL ABOUT SHOES : FOOTWEAR THROUGH THE AGES

SEMI-PERMANENT

AS THE MUSEUM’S FLAGSHIP EXHIBITION, THIS EXHIBITION TAKES VISITORS ON A VOYAGE THROUGH 4500 YEARS OF FOOTWEAR HISTORY. HIGHLIGHTING ITS EVOLUTION, USES OVER TIME, METHODS AND MATERIALS OF MANUFACTURE, THE EXHIBITION ALSO SHOWCASES THE ROLE THAT FOOTWEAR PLAYS IN OUR LIVES AND IN OUR IMAGINATIONS. IT ALSO FEATURES A LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FASHION FOOTWEAR BY THE DECADE AND A CHILDREN’S AREA WITH A HANDS-ON COMPONENT.

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STAR TURNS: FOOTPRINTS ON THE WORLD STAGE SEMI-PERMANENT

THE MUSEUM’S PURSUIT OF EXTRAORDINARY FOOTWEAR FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD EXTENDS INTO THE COLLECTING OF THE FOOTWEAR OF NOTABLE PEOPLE. AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE MUSEUM’S FLAGSHIP EXHIBITION, THIS EXHIBITION INTRODUCES VISITORS TO AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF FOOTWEAR WORN IN MOMENTS OF TRIUMPH BY PERFORMERS, ATHLETES, ARTISTS AND POLITICIANS, INCLUDING ICONS LIKE NATIONAL HERO TERRY FOX, HIS HIGH HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ATHLETE SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, ARTIST LAWREN HARRIS, ACTRESS ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND MUSICIAN LIGHTS.

OUT OF THE BOX: THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE

TRAVELLING EXHIBITION

ORIGINALLY CURATED AND PRESENTED AT THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM BETWEEN APRIL 2013 AND JUNE 2014, THIS GROUNDBREAKING AND FIRST NORTH AMERICAN EXHIBITION TO SHOWCASE THE HISTORY OF SNEAKER CULTURE EXPLORES THE SNEAKER’S COMPLEX AND FASCINATING SOCIAL HISTORY FROM ITS ORIGINS IN THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY TO ITS ROLE IN THE PRESENT DAY AS A STATUS SYMBOL OF URBAN CULTURE. WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS AS PARTNER, THE EXPANDED TRAVELLING VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL EXHIBITION BEGAN A MUSEUM TOUR THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES IN 2015, BEGINNING WITH A VERY SUCCESSFUL RUN AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM (JULY 10 – OCTOBER 4). IT CONTINUED ON TO THE MUSEUM OF ART IN TOLEDO IN DECEMBER WHERE IT WILL CONTINUE THE US TOUR INTO 2016.

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CONSERVATION

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T H E C O N S E R VAT I O N D E PA R T M E N TSUCCESSFULLY MET THE CHALLENGES OFTHE 2015 CURATORIAL SCHEDULE WHILEMAINTAINING THE MUSEUM’S GROWINGCOLLECTION OVER THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR.ARTEFACT CONDITION REPORTS WERECOMPLETED UTILIZING A NEW ELECTRONICREPORTING SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWED THEDEPARTMENT TO MORE EASILY MANAGEA CRUCIAL PART OF LENDING TO OTHERINSTITUTIONS.

IN ADDITION TO PREPARING ARTEFACTS AND INSTALLING THE EXHIBITION STANDING TALL, THE SENIOR CONSERVATOR TRAVELLED TO 6 DESTINATIONS TO INSTALL LOANS, INCLUDING THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM (THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE), THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON (SHOES: PLEASURE AND PAIN), THE MOMU MUSEUM IN ANTWERP (FOOT PRINT), THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM IN NEW MEXICO (KILLER HEELS), PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM (KILLER HEELS) AND THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART (THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE). THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THE NOTABLE PEOPLE EXHIBITION STAR TURNS, AS WELL AS, A ROTATION OF NEW ARTEFACTS IN THE SAME GALLERY. WORK ALSO BEGAN ON ARTEFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM’S CIRCUMPOLAR COLLECTION WHICH WILL BE FEATURED IN AN EXHIBITION IN 2016.

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IN ADDITION, THE TRAVELLING SNEAKER EXHIBITION, BASED ON THE MUSEUM’S ORIGINALLY CURATED 2013 EXHIBIT OUT OF THE BOX: THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE, BEGAN A VERY POPULAR US TOUR AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM IN NYC WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS (AFA) AS PARTNER. ATTRACTING 130,000 VISITORS, THE EXHIBIT MOVED ON TO THE MUSEUM OF ART IN TOLEDO, OH WHERE IT CONTINUES INTO 2016. SENIOR CURATOR ELIZABETH SEMMELHACK ALSO PROVIDED THE PRINCIPLE WRITTEN CONTENT FOR THE SITE RISEOFSNEAKERCULTURE.ORG, CREATED AND MANAGED BY THE AFA IN RELATION TO THE TRAVELLING EXHIBITION.SEMMELHACK CONDUCTED AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF MEDIA INTERVIEWS FOR BOTH EXHIBITIONS RESULTING IN AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF ARTICLES AND TELEVISION AND RADIO SEGMENTS (SEE LAST PAGE OF THIS SECTION).RESEARCH ALSO BEGAN FOR THE EXHIBITION ART & INNOVATION: TRADITIONAL ARCTIC FOOTWEAR FROM THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM COLLECTION WHICH WILL FEATURE ARTEFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM’S CIRCUMPOLAR COLLECTION AND WILL BE ON VIEW BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2016.

PAPERS AND LECTURES

“THE ALLURE OF HEIGHT: ELEVATING FOOTWEAR FROM ANTIQUITY TO TODAY” KEYNOTE PAPER FOR THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM CONFERENCE SHOES: CULTURE AND INNOVATION (2015)“FRESH KICKS: THE HISTORY OF THE SNEAKER FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO TODAY” FOR THE FASHION PROJECT CURATED BY JUDITH CLARK, MIAMI. (2015)

2 0 1 5 WA S A V E RY E XC I T I N G A N DEXTRAORDINARILY DEMANDING RESEARCHYEAR FOR THE CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT.LEADING UP TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARYKICK-OFF, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WENT IN TO PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF A NEWTHOUGHT-PROVOKING EXHIBITION STANDING TALL: THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF MEN IN HEELSALONG WITH A COMPANION CATALOGUE OFTHE SAME NAME.

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“HE WORE/SHE WORE: THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF THE HIGH HEEL” FOR THE 2015 SELLIE BERNSTINGLE LECTURE AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (2015)“A STEP AHEAD: MOVING FASHION HISTORY FORWARD THROUGH RESEARCHING AND EXHIBITING FOOTWEAR” FOR ICOM CONFERENCE (2015)

“BALANCING ACT: THE HISTORY OF HIGH HEELS” FOR THE FASHION PROJECT CURATED BY JUDITH CLARK, MIAMI. (2015)

PUBLISHING

OUT OF THE BOX: THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE. NEW YORK: RIZZOLI PUBLISHERS. (2015)STANDING TALL: THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF MEN AND HEELS. TORONTO: THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM (2015)SHOES THAT PUT WOMEN IN THEIR PLACE. OP-ED PIECE FOR THE SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES (MAY 23, 2015)THE ALLURE OF HEIGHT IN SHOES: PLEASURE AND PAIN. LONDON: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (2015)

AWARDS

ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM CURATORS (AAMC) CO-FIRST PLACE IN THE AAMC & AAMC FOUNDATION AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, IN THE ARTICLE OR ESSAY CATEGORY FOR “ABOVE THE REST: CHOPINES AS TRANS-MEDITERRANEAN FASHION” IN SPECIAL ISSUE OF JOURNAL OF SPANISH CULTURAL STUDIES: TOUCHING THE GROUND: PLATFORM SHOES IN THE EARLY MODERN HISPANIC WORLD. (2015)

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PRESS COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS MEDIA COVERAGE WAS TREMENDOUS DURING THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR AND EXTENDED TO TOP-TIER LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS . IN TOTAL, THE YEAR SAW OVER 1700 ARTICLES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM’S BIRTHDAY MILESTONE, THE STANDING TALL ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION AND THE SNEAKERS TRAVELLING EXHIBIT. SENIOR CURATOR/MUSEUM SPOKESPERSON ELIZABETH SEMMELHACK WAS KEPT EXTREMELY BUSY MOVING FROM ONE MEDIA PLATFORM TO ANOTHER. INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE GLOBE AND MAIL, NYT STYLE MAGAZINE, CHATELAINE, FLARE, MACLEAN’S, HUFFINGTON POST, WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY, FOOTWEAR PLUS, CHAUSSER MAGAZINE (FRANCE), YO DONA (SPAIN), ART DAILY, R29, THE MUSEUM LIFE/VOICE AMERICA, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, PLAYBOY MAGAZINE, ANTIQUES MAGAZINE, STUFF (NETHERLANDS), CONDÉ NAST/MADRID AND HARPER’S BAZAAR.IN ADDITION TO EXTENSIVE IN-HOUSE PR EFFORTS, THE MUSEUM BROUGHT ON NYC BASED PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY BOW BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS TO INCREASE THE MUSEUM’S US PROFILE BY AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING MEDIA ATTENTION FOR THE ANNIVERSARY AND STANDING TALL EXHIBIT. THE AGENCY SECURED SEVERAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSISTED WITH LEVERAGING THE SUCCESS OF THE TRAVELLING SNEAKER EXHIBITION INTO OVERALL MUSEUM COVERAGE.PRESS JUNKETS FROM COUNTRIES SUCH AS BRAZIL, CHINA AND FRANCE CONTINUED TO VISIT THE MUSEUM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, RESULTING IN POSITIVE GLOBAL ATTENTION.

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MANAGEMENTCOLLECTIONS

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THROUGH THESE COLLABORATIONS, THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM COLLECTION WAS SEEN IN LONDON (ENGLAND), ANTWERP (BELGIUM), ALBUQUERQUE, PALM SPRINGS, AND MANCHESTER (ALL IN THE USA), AS WELL AS IN OUR VERY OWN TRAVELLING EXHIBITION OUT OF THE BOX: THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE, WHICH WAS HOSTED IN BROOKLYN AND TOLEDO.

THE MUSEUM ALSO BORROWED A FEW ARTEFACTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO ENHANCE THE IN-HOUSE EXHIBITIONS FASHION VICTIMS AND STANDING TALL; THE DETAILS OF TRANSPORT, CUSTOMS, CRATING, INSURANCE AND SECURITY WERE ORCHESTRATED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT HAD TWO YOUNG CANADA WORKS STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER WHO CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE MUSEUM’S DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT. APPROXIMATELY 93% OF THE COLLECTION HAS NOW BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED IN HIGH RESOLUTION COLOUR DIGITAL FORMAT. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT HAD THE ASSISTANCE OF A PART-TIME COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT AND FOUR VOLUNTEERS.

2015 WAS A VERY BUSY YEAR FOR MUSEUMARTEFACTS TRAVELLING THE GLOBE. THEMUSEUM CONTRIBUTED TO HEELS: PLEASURE AND PAIN AT THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM,TO FOOT PRINT: THE TRACKS OF SHOES INFASHION AT THE MODE MUSEUM, AND TO KILLERHEELS: THE ART OF THE HIGH HEEL SHOE, ANEXHIBITION OF THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM.

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Albuquerque, NM

Killer Heels attendance (9 weeks)

Killer Heels attendance (5 months)

Out of the Box attendance(3 months)

Toronto, ON

Toledo, OH

Palm Springs, CA

Brooklyn, NY

Antwerp, Belgium

loans

Out of the Box

Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture was hosted at the Brooklyn Museum and the Toledo Art Museum, both important American art museums. The Collections Manager orchestrated the fine art transport details for each of these loans and also travelled to the venues after each exhibition closed to execute the de-installation.

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Out of the Box attendance (3 months)130,000

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Killer Heels attendance (4 monhs)41,398

Heels: Pleasure and Pain attendance (7 months)

Foot Print attendance (5.5 months)

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BESIDES BEING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION OF OUR TWO PUBLICATIONS (OUT OF THE BOX AND STANDING TALL EXHIBITION CATALOGUES), THE DEPARTMENT WELCOMED THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS – COSTUME COMMITTEE (ICOM-CC) TO TORONTO IN SEPTEMBER WITH A RECEPTION AND TOURS, WORKED WITH THE BSM MUSEUM SHOP TO

PLAN NEW BSM GREETING CARDS AND MAGNETS FEATURING ARTEFACTS FROM THE COLLECTION, OFFERED RESEARCH AND DATA TO THE YUKON DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND CULTURE FOR THEIR “SEARCHING FOR OUR HERITAGE” INTERACTIVE WEB DATABASE, HOSTED CHRISTIAN DIOR ARCHIVES STAFF TO RESEARCH AND PHOTOGRAPH ARTEFACTS FOR THEIR UPCOMING PUBLICATION, AND ALSO RENEWED ALL THE LICENSED IMAGES FOR THE BSM ONLINE EXHIBITION ON CANADIAN GROUND.ACQUISITIONS IN 2015IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS OF THE YEAR, APPRAISALS WERE COMPLETED FOR ARTEFACTS THAT FOUNDER SONJA BATA DONATED TO THE MUSEUM IN DECEMBER, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON LONG TERM LOAN TO THE MUSEUM FOR MANY YEARS. A DONATION OF 836 NEW ITEMS ARE NOW IN THE PERMANENT HOLDINGS OF THE MUSEUM.SPECIAL PURCHASES:SHOE-SHAPED DRINKING VESSEL MADE OF LEATHER CIRCA 1590 – 1610 ‘MAD MEN’ TV SERIES VINTAGE FOOTWEAR: DON DRAPER’S BLACK DERBY’S AND BETTY DRAPER’S BLUE PUMPS, BOTH 1962 WORN BY ACTORS JON HAMM AND JANUARY JONES

FIVE PAIR OF WOMEN’S 19TH CENTURY ANKLE BOOTS FROM ROME

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DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:SONJA BATA PAIR OF HAUSA BOOTS, PAIR OF OPANKE, PLUS 836 ADDITIONAL TREASURES PREVIOUSLY ON LONG TERM LOAN INCLUDING SEVERAL PAIRS OF 18TH CENTURY WOMEN’S SHOES, AN EGYPTIAN CARTONAGE FOOTCASE AND MOUNTAINEERING BOOTS WORN ON THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL CLIMB OF MOUNT EVEREST IN 1953.CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN SKETCH OF A TEAL AND WHITE SNEAKER, 2015 AND A PAIR OF BLACK PATENT WEDGE HEELS INSPIRED BY THE FILM ‘MALEFICENT’, WHICH HE DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH ACTOR ANGELINA JOLIE.WILLIAM CHAN, PONY INTERNATIONAL PONY M-110 HIGH TOP SNEAKERS WITH ORIGINAL BOX CIRCA 1989CEY ADAMS ADIDAS X CEY ADAMS ‘ALI CLASSIC’ SNEAKERS DESIGNED BY THE ARTIST AND ‘ADI COLORS’ DESIGNED BY THE ARTIST

PATRICIA ALDRIDGE MEN’S SIZE 16 RED PATENT HIGH HEEL PUMPS, 2015FILIPE MASETTI LEITE PAIR OF OSTRICH SKIN COWBOY BOOTS WORN ON HIS LONG RIDE OF 16,000 KM FROM CALGARY TO BRAZIL, 2015BRIAN DROBOT TWO INUIT ULUS, SCRAPER AND FIELD NOTES. COLLECTED IN KUGAARUK AND TALOYOAK (TALURJUAQ), NUNAVUT IN 1989

GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC) PAIR ‘THE MISSION’ MOONBOOT SNEAKERS, 2015UNICEF CANADA PAIR OF HUMANITARIAN NIGEL FISHER’S BOOTS

JENNIFER STACEY LEATHER BOUND BOOK ON FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURE, 1947ALISON KING COLLECTION OF 43 PAIRS OF HERBERT LEVINE FOOTWEAR, DESIGNED BY BETH LEVINE, RANGING IN DATE FROM THE 1940S TO THE 1970S

AND ALSO:NEW BALANCE CN496 ‘POOL BLUE’ SNEAKERS

UNDER ARMOUR SPEEDFORM ‘APOLLO’ SNEAKERS

REEBOK X ALIFE 2014 REISSUE COURT VICTORY PUMP ‘BALL OUT’WE N DAT M O C C A S I N S W I T H Q U I L LW O R K EMBELLISHMENT

PLATFORM BOOTS CRAFTED BY MASTER JOHN, TORONTO, 1976TONY LAMA MOTORCYCLE BOOTS

JUSTIN BRAND PACKER BOOTS

MANCHU PLATFORMS, THREE PAIR FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

PAIR METIS MOCCASINS, 19TH CENTURY

ANTA BRAND SNEAKERS, THREE PAIR FROM THEIR RAJON RONDO LINE SHOE SHINE STAND FROM THE 19TH CENTURY

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VOLUNTEER DOCENTS WERE OFFERED ONGOING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THIS YEAR THE FOCUS WAS ON OBJECT-BASED LEARNING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES SUCH AS ‘THINK-PAIR-SHARE’ TO ENCOURAGE STUDENT INTERACTION, AS WELL AS NEW WAYS OF CONNECTING GALLERY CONTENT TO THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM.THROUGH THE MUSEUM’S STEP AHEAD PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, FREE CURRICULUM BASED FIELD TRIPS WERE OFFERED TO 1175 STUDENTS, THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF BMO FINANCIAL GROUP, GREAT-WEST LIFE, LONDON LIFE, CANADA LIFE AND THE WILLIAMS-WILSON SHERPORT FOUNDATION. PREVIOUSLY THE PROGRAM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12. STUDENTS TOURED THE GALLERIES, PARTICIPATED IN A HANDS-ON ARTEFACT SESSION AND PAINTED A CLOG TO TAKE HOME.THE MUSEUM’S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TORONTO FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS CONTINUED. THE BSM’S STEP AHEAD AFTER SCHOOL JOINED WITH THE FOUNDATION’S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM BEYOND 3:30. THIS YEAR 665 STUDENTS ENJOYED A GALLERY VISIT AND VISUAL ARTS ACTIVITIES, MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE BMO FINANCIAL GROUP, THE LARRY AND GERRY WILSON FOUNDATION AND THE VANDEWATER FAMILY FUND. FOR GET YOUR GAME ON! MARCH BREAK THE MUSEUM TOOK A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY BY ANTICIPATING THE PAN AM/PARA PAN AM GAMES OF SUMMER 2015. THERE WERE GAMES OF ALL SORTS: A SPORTS COURSE REFLECTING SOME OF THE PAN AM SPORTS, CARNIVAL GAMES, VIDEO GAMES (AN ANALOG VERSION OF MINECRAFT), BOARD GAMES, GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PAPER GAMES, INUIT AND ABORIGINAL GAMES AND 19TH CENTURY TOYS AND GAMES, AS WELL AS AN I SPY GAME TO BE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. NEARLY 3000 PEOPLE ATTENDED DURING THE NINE DAYS OF PROGRAMMING. THE THEME CONTINUED WITH THE SUMMER FUN PROGRAM FOR DAYCARES AND DAY CAMPS WITH 550 CHILDREN ENJOYING THE FUN AND GAMES.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WELCOMED 375GUIDED AND UNGUIDED GROUPS IN 2015, ANINCREASE OF 15% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.OVER 9000 STUDENTS VISITED WITH THEIRSCHOOLS, WHILE MORE THAN 1600 ADULTSENJOYED VISITS WITH ORGANIZED GROUPS.

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ENGAGINGTHE COMMUNITY

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ANNIVERSARY PRESS PREVIEW

DURING THE ANNIVERSARY PRESS PREVIEW, DIRECTOR EMANUELE LEPRI OFFERED GUESTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE MUSEUM’S EXCITING EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMMING OVER THE COURSE OF THE 20TH YEAR. SPEAKERS INCLUDED MRS. SONJA BATA, ELIZABETH SEMMELHACK AND THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT, KEVIN FINNERTY. THE WELL-ATTENDED EVENT ATTRACTED OVER 80 HIGH PROFILE MEDIA, INCLUDING THE TORONTO STAR, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CBC TV, FASHION MAGAZINE, W MAGAZINE, AND NOW, AS WELL AS SPONSORS, VIPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. EXTENSIVE COVERAGE INCLUDED A CANADIAN PRESS ARTICLE WHICH WAS PICKED UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, NYT STYLE MAGAZINE, CHATELAINE, FLARE, MACLEAN’S, HUFFINGTON POST AND WHERE TORONTO. GUESTS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVIEW THE MUSEUM’S NEWEST EXHIBITION STANDING TALL: THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF MEN IN HEELS, AS WELL AS ENJOY THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY ATRIUM INSTALLATION BY ARTIST JIM HAKE AND THE INNOVATIVE BLOOR STREET WINDOWS DESIGNED BY STUDENTS FROM RYERSON UNIVERSITY. COMMUNITY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

THE TORONTO COMMUNITY WAS INVITED TO MARK THE MUSEUM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH A SPECTACULAR COMMUNITY CELEBRATION ON THE MAY 9/10 WEEKEND. FREE ADMISSION, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND A GIANT BIRTHDAY CARD WERE ENJOYED BY OVER 5000 TORONTONIANS AND VISITORS TO THE CITY. THE WEEKEND KICKED OFF WITH SEVERAL DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WHO OFFERED THEIR CONGRATULATIONS AND OFFICIAL REMARKS TO FOUNDER SONJA BATA, INCLUDING

THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM OFFERED AN EXCITING ROSTER OF WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMMING AND CONTEMPORARY ART PROJECTS DURINGTHE 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR. FROMINNOVATIVE WINDOW, ATRIUM AND ARTINSTALLATIONS TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE, INSPIRING TALKS AND AN INTERACTIVE GLOBAL MAPPING PROJECT, OUR ARTISTIC PARTNERSDEMONSTRATED THEIR OUTSTANDING TALENTSAND OFFERED MYRIAD OPPORTUNITIES TOENGAGE WITH OUR AUDIENCES.

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THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR THE HONOURABLE ELIZABETH DOWDESWELL, MAYOR JOHN TORY, MUSEUM ARCHITECT RAYMOND MORIYAMA AND DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT, DREW FAGAN. SPONSORS INCLUDED BIRTHDAY BASH PRESENTER BRUCE ETHERINGTON & ASSOCIATES AND BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES FROM LOBLAWS. WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM

BRUCE ETHERINGTON AND ASSOCIATES, THE MUSEUM WAS ALSO ABLE TO INVITE AND BUS OVER 300 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM AT-RISK NEIGHBOURHOODS TO THE CELEBRATION. ANNIVERSARY GALA

THE MUSEUM ALSO CELEBRATED WITH 300 ENTHUSIASTIC TICKET HOLDERS TO MARK THE IMPORTANT MILESTONE WITH A SOPHISTICATED CHIC EVENING OF PERFORMANCE, SUPERB COCKTAILS, HORS D’OEUVRES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE NEWEST EXHIBITION STANDING TALL. THE GALA COMMITTEE GARNERED EXTENSIVE IN KIND AND FINANCIAL SPONSORS FOR THE EVENT, WHICH INCLUDED HOLT RENFREW, BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP AND GALLO WINES. AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-EVENT WAS HELD FOR VIP TICKET HOLDERS, SPONSORS, AND VIP GUESTS AND INCLUDED A PRIVATE PERFORMANCE BY ANANDAM DANCETHEATRE. WITH A SHOESELFIE STATION, THE MUSEUM HASHTAG #BSM20 WAS USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. MEDIA ATTENDING INCLUDED CITYLINE, AS WELL AS SOCIETY WRITERS SHINAN GOVANI (NATIONAL POST) AND NOLAN BRYANT (GLOBE AND MAIL). IN OUR ATRIUM – PUMP IT UP

INSPIRED BY THE MUSEUM COLLECTION, ARTIST JIM HAKE CREATED AN ATRIUM PIECE TO MARK THE MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY. MADE UP OF SEVERAL PAIRS OF COLORFUL AND EYE-CATCHING HIGH HEELS THAT SEEMED TO DANCE IN THE LIGHT, THE INSTALLATION WAS A VERY POPULAR DESTINATION WITH VISITORS.IN OUR ATRIUM – EMPREINTESTO COMMEMORATE THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRANCOPHONIE IN ONTARIO, PARISIAN ARTIST PASCALE PEYRET WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE AN ART INSTALLATION TO MARK THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION. MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OF SUSPENDED SHOE LASTS IN CARBONIZED WOOD, EACH SHOE LAST CARRIED A SPECIAL MESSAGE WRITTEN IN FRENCH BY LOCAL CHILDREN AND REPRESENTED THE PASSING OF TIME AND THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE FOOTPRINTS LEFT BEHIND. THE COMMISSIONED WORK WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS: OFFICE OF FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS, THE CONSULAT GÉNÉRAL DE FRANCE À TORONTO AND ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE. BLOOR STREET WINDOW

THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM EXTENDED AN INVITATION TO A TALENTED TEAM OF RYERSON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO CREATE A MEMORABLE BLOOR STREET WINDOW INSTALLATION TO COMMEMORATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY. THE INSPIRING AND IMPRESSIVE COMMISSIONED WORK INCLUDED SCREENS, LIGHTS AND DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE, AND CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION. FAMILY PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS 2015 WAS FILLED WITH MYRIAD EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS OF ALL AGES. CRAFTS, I SPY IN THE GALLERIES AND TRY-ON SHOES CONTINUED ON WEEKENDS AND PA DAYS. FAMILIES ALSO ENJOYED ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE FAMILY DAY LONG WEEKEND, MARCH BREAK (SEE EDUCATION SECTION) AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR HALLOWEEN AND THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. ON WEEKENDS, MUSEUM DOCENTS OFFERED HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS TO VISITORS IN THE GALLERIES.

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ADULT PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS

WEATHER WEATHER BROUGHT ANANDAM DANCETHEATRE BACK TO THE MUSEUM FOR A PIONEERING LIVE PERFORMANCE USING AUGMENTED REALITY TO EMBODY SHRINKING HABITATS, ENDANGERED LANDSCAPES AND SHIFTING WEATHER PATTERNS. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION BETWEEN CHOREOGRAPHER BRANDY LEARY, VIDEO ARTIST EAMON MAC MAHON, COMPOSER JAMES BUNTON AND INTERACTIVE DESIGNER/DEVELOPER JACOB NIEDZWIECKI, THE PERFORMANCE WAS CREATED WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL, THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND THE METCALF FOUNDATION AND PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM.STIMULATING TALKS

IN CELEBRATION OF THE EXHIBITION STANDING TALL, SENIOR CURATOR ELIZABETH SEMMELHACK HELD A WALK & TALK IN THE GALLERY TO AN ENTHUSIASTIC GROUP, OFFERING BEHIND-THE-SCENES INFORMATION ON THIS FASCINATING TOPIC, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING HOW THE EXHIBITION WAS PUT TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, JONQUIL O’REILLY FROM SOTHEBY’S PRESENTED A WELL-ATTENDED TALK ENTITLED DRESSED TO IMPRESS: CLOTHING AND CARRIAGE IN 16TH CENTURY EUROPE.2015 FOUNDER’S LECTURE

AS THE ANNUAL, PUBLIC EVENT FEATURING AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADING THINKER ENGAGED WITH THE CONVERGENCE OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY, THE 2015 FOUNDER’S LECTURE TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER WITH DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPEAKER DR. MARTIN ROTH, DIRECTOR OF THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM IN LONDON. DR. ROTH SPOKE TO A CAPTIVATED AT-CAPACITY AUDIENCE ON THE TOPIC ADDRESSING FASHION FROM CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, REFLECTING ON THE ROLE OF MUSEUMS AS INTEGRATORS OF FASHION AS A CONTEMPORARY FORM OF CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT. AS 2015 MARKED A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY FOR THE MUSEUM, A CELEBRATORY RECEPTION FOLLOWED THE ILLUSTRATED TALK IN HONOUR OF FOUNDER SONJA BATA. THIS EVENT WAS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO.BOOK CLUBS

CONTINUING IN 2015, SEVERAL BOOK CLUBS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD THEIR MEETINGS AT THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM. PICKING FROM A LIST OF BOOKS WHOSE THEMES RELATED TO THE CURRENT EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW, THEIR DISCUSSIONS WERE UNIQUELY EXPANDED WITH A CUSTOMIZED TOUR REFERENCING THE BOOK BEING EXAMINED.

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DOORS OPEN TORONTO

THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM WAS PLEASED TO BE PART OF THE 16TH ANNUAL GREAT GULF DOORS OPEN TORONTO. OFFERING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PEEK BEHIND THE DOORS OF 150 ARCHITECTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, CULTURALLY, AND SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS ACROSS THE CITY, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 7000 VISITORS OVER THE 2 DAY EVENT WHICH OFFERED FREE ADMISSION, HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS AND LIVE PAINTINGS BY COMMUNITY PARTNER ARTS FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH.

THE MUSEUM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR BROUGHT TOGETHER AN UNPRECEDENTEDNUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ALLOWINGNOT ONLY FOR THE EXPANSION OF TARGETAUDIENCES, BUT ALSO FOR THE PARTICIPATIONIN NEW AND EXCITING INITIATIVES. FROMPROGRAMS THAT THE MUSEUM HAS BEENPART OF FOR MANY YEARS, TO NEWPARTNERS, SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS, THEDEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE THESECONNECTIONS TO BROADEN MUSEUM REACHAND OFFER EXISTING AUDIENCES ADDITIONALOPPORTUNITIES TO BE ENGAGED.

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CULTURE DAYS

AS PART OF THE 6TH ANNUAL CULTURE DAYS WEEKEND, THE MUSEUM WAS EXCITED TO HELP RAISE THE AWARENESS, ACCESSIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF CANADIANS IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. A FEDERAL INITIATIVE, THE MUSEUM OFFERED CRAFTS

AND ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES, FREE ADMISSION AND HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE GALLERIES.SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE

AN OUTREACH INITIATIVE INTRODUCED BY THE CITY OF TORONTO, THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM WAS PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATE IN THE 2015 NUIT BLANCHE. IN CELEBRATION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INITIATIVE, THE MUSEUM WAS ALSO CHOSEN FOR A SPECIAL PROJECT ENTITLED 10 FOR 10TH, A CITY CO-PRODUCED EXHIBITION AREA THAT RESPONDED TO THE CURATORIAL VISION MEMORY LANE FROM ARTIST CHE KOTHARI. WITH CURATORIAL DIRECTION BY CHE, THE MUSEUM HOSTED A 10 FOR 10TH ARTIST OUTDOORS, ALONG WITH 2 INDEPENDENT PROJECTS INDOORS. THE EVENING WELCOMED OVER 6700 VISITORS WHO TOOK IN THE INSTALLATIONS AND GALLERIES DURING THE 12 HOUR EVENT.

PLANET INDIGENUSTHIS VERY SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS AND THE MUSEUM WAS PLEASED TO BE PART OF IT. WITH SEVERAL EVENTS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT AUGUST, INCLUDING A MASK DANCE BY STORYTELLER AND PERFORMER VIVI SORENSEN, MOCCASIN-MAKING AND BEADING WORKSHOP WITH ARTIST ROSARY SPENCE AND HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE BEAUTY, IDENTITY, PRIDE GALLERY, THE MUSEUM WAS PLEASED WITH VISITOR INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION. THE MUSEUM ALSO CELEBRATED NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY IN JUNE WITH DOCENTS IN THE GALLERY INTRODUCING HANDS-ON ARTEFACTS TO VISITORS.

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EQ FOUNDATION

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EQ FOUNDATION, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE A SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION OF HANDWOVEN ARHUACO MOCHILAS, A POPULAR COLOMBIAN ARTISAN BAG MADE BY THE ARHUACO PEOPLE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLUMBIA, USING ANCIENT TRADITIONS AND SYMBOLISM THROUGHOUT THE PIECES. THE DEMONSTRATION WAS HELD DURING A PAYWHATYOUCAN EVENING AND WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY VISITORS.BSM ANNUAL SOCK DRIVE

COMPLETING ITS 7TH SUCCESSFUL YEAR, THE MUSEUM’S ANNUAL SOCK DRIVE – WARM THE SOLE – COLLECTED HUNDREDS OF SOCKS FOR THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE SCOTT MISSION. ALONG WITH A VERY GENEROUS DONATION FROM COMMUNITY PARTNER MACGREGOR SOCKS, THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE AND VITAL CAMPAIGN COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM THE MUSEUM’S FRIENDS AND VISITORS. THANK YOU.MUSEUM ARTS PASS

THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS POPULAR PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF ATTRACTIONS IN THE CITY. IN 2015, THE MUSEUM AGREED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PASSES AND LIBRARIES AND WELCOMED OVER 5600 ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO SEE EXHIBITIONS AND TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.LIBRARY VISITS AS PART OF THE MUSEUM’S ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY SYSTEM, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TRAVELLED TO LIBRARIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR SOME HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS AND CRAFTS. BY CONTINUING TO PROMOTE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION, THESE COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES REMAIN AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR THE MUSEUM.CULTURAL ACCESS PASS

OFFERED TO NEW CANADIANS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP, THIS PASS ALLOWS COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1000 OF CANADA’S CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS A PROUD PARTNER, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 982 NEW CANADIANS IN 2015. 3PASSA NEW INITIATIVE WITH PARTNERS GARDINER MUSEUM AND TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA, THE 3PASS OFFERS TORONTONIANS AND VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE 3 SPECIALTY MUSEUMS AT A SIGNIFICANTLY DISCOUNTED ADMISSION PRICE. IN 2015 THE MUSEUM WELCOMED OVER 1600 3PASS TICKETS HOLDERS.BLOOR STREET CULTURE CORRIDOR

CELEBRATING ITS SECOND YEAR, THE BLOOR STREET CULTURE CORRIDOR CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE DIVERSE ARTS AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOUND WITHIN THE WALKABLE MILE ALONG BLOOR STREET. AS ONE OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE SPECIAL OFFERS AND EVENTS, THE MUSEUM IS PLEASED WITH THE ATTENTION THE AREA IS ENJOYING WITH THIS ADDED INITIATIVE.

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SOCIALMEDIA

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CONNECTING TO GLOBAL AUDIENCES BYOFFERING THOUGHT-PROVOKING ANDEXCITING TOPICS CONTINUED TO BE ANIMPORTANT TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT ANDCONVERSATION DURING THE MUSEUM’S 20THANNIVERSARY YEAR.

UTILIZING THIS STRATEGY, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO GROW ITS ONLINE AUDIENCES USING A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, ALL SHOWING A HIGH LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE. THIS INCLUDED POSTING TIMELY AND INTERESTING 20TH ANNIVERSARY INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, AS WELL AS ADDING TO THE MUSEUM’S BLOG AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CONTINUED TO GAIN FOLLOWERS AND POPULARITY. IN 2015, THE MUSEUM’S FACEBOOK COMMUNITY INCREASED BY 1504 FRIENDS AND THE MUSEUM ADDED 1648 NEW TWITTER FOLLOWERS.TWITTER CAMPAIGNS

THE MUSEUM ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL WORLDWIDE INITIATIVES ON TWITTER INCLUDING #MUSEUMWEEK, #MUSEUMSELFIE AND #ASKACURATOR.CORPORATE WEBSITE AS PART OF THE MILESTONE YEAR, A NEW CORPORATE WEBSITE WAS UNVEILED WHICH OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE MUSEUM AND ENGAGE GLOBAL, AS WELL AS MORE LOCAL AUDIENCES. A COMPLIMENTARY MOBILE-FRIENDLY WEBSITE ALSO OFFERED AUDIENCES ON-THE-GO AN ATTRACTIVE AND MORE VERSATILE WAY TO CONNECT AND STAY INFORMED.THE MAP PROJECT

THIS YEAR AN INTERACTIVE 20TH ANNIVERSARY MAPPING PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED. THE NEW MICROSITE, THE WORLD AT YOUR FEET: A GLOBAL MAPPING PROJECT BY THE BSM, WAS CREATED TO SHOWCASE SHOES AND SHOE STORIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE PAST TWO DECADES SAW THE MUSEUM USING SHOES TO TELL STORIES – STORIES ABOUT CULTURES, STORIES ABOUT HISTORY, STORIES ABOUT SOCIETY AND STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE. TO COMMEMORATE THIS MOMENTOUS MILESTONE YEAR, THE MUSEUM DECIDED TO OFFER A CENTRAL HUB FOR THE WORLD TO SHARE SHOE STORIES BY EXTENDING THE VIRTUAL SHOE STORY PLATFORM TO CAPTURE NARRATIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WITH AN OPEN INVITATION TO USE THE INTERACTIVE MAP, GLOBAL AUDIENCES CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THEIR OWN PERSONAL STORIES OF WHERE THEIR SHOES HAVE TAKEN THEM. MAP.BATASHOEMUSEUM.CA #BSMSHOEMAP.

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SUPPORTDEVELOPMENT

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THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARYTHEME “UNEXPECTED”, EXTENDED WELL BEYOND THE CURATORIAL EXCELLENCE ANDINNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING TO ALSO INCLUDETHE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF DONORS ANDTHE GOODWILL AND ENGAGEMENT OF THECOMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE SECTORPARTNERS.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FUNDERS WHO MADE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS POSSIBLE: THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT (CELEBRATE ONTARIO& CMOG PROGRAMS), THE ONTARIO CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS FUND, THE ONTARIO TOURISM MARKETING PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION, THE ONTARIO OFFICE OF FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS, THE CONSULAT GÉNÉRAL DE FRANCE À TORONTO, GOETHE-INSTITUT, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA (CULTURAL SPACES PROGRAM) AND BRUCE ETHERINGTON & ASSOCIATES.2015 ALSO MARKED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THE DELIVERY OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. SINCE 2009, THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM’S STEP AHEAD PROGRAM HAS SUBSIDIZED PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE ARTS THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF FINANCIAL BARRIERS FOR CHILDREN FROM TORONTO’S AT-RISK NEIGHBOURHOODS. THIS YEAR, THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDERS, THE MUSEUM WAS ABLE TO OFFER FREE, CURRICULUM-BASED FIELD TRIPS TO 1,175 STUDENTS IN STEP AHEAD’S DAYTIME PROGRAM AND 665 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR NEW AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, STEP AHEAD AFTER SCHOOL WITH BEYOND 3:30, A COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE WITH THE TORONTO FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS . FOR MANY OF THESE STUDENTS, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED A FIRST-TIME VISIT TO A TORONTO MUSEUM. THE STEP AHEAD PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INVALUABLE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING DONORS: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP, GREAT-WEST LIFE, LONDON LIFE, CANADA LIFE, THE WILLIAMS WILSON SHERPORT FOUNDATION, THE LARRY AND GERRY WILSON FUND/OAKVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE VANDEWATER FAMILY FUND/TORONTO FOUNDATION. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO PROUD OF ITS COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM PAYWHATYOUCAN ON THURSDAY EVENINGS. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS THE MUSEUM FULFILL ONE OF ITS KEY PHILANTHROPIC GOALS WHICH IS TO SHARE OUR OUTSTANDING COLLECTION WITH VISITORS WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.  SPECIAL THANKS TO BRUCE ETHERINGTON & ASSOCIATES FOR SUPPORTING THIS INITIATIVE IN 2015.

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THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF THE OUTREACH AND EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIPS FORGED WITH OUR CHARITABLE SECTOR COLLEAGUES SUCH AS THE MUSEUM’S CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S NATIONAL CHARITABLE GIVING CAMPAIGN, GIVING TUESDAY, AND THROUGH MUSEUM PROFILES ON THE TORONTO FOUNDATION’S COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE CENTRE AND IMAGINE CANADA’S WEBSITES. 

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS (SUPPORTING LEVEL AND ABOVE)

SONJA BATA

ALICE AND ALAN ADELKIND

DANA BAINES AND ERIC MARGOLIS

NINA AND DARRELL BRICKER

FRANCES BUCZKO

ANNA-MARIE CHRISTIAN

ANNE COBBAN AND EDWARD SITARSKI

MISSY CROSBIE

ROGER DAVIES AND JASMINE WATTS

AMANDA DEMERS AND BRIAN COLLINS

GEORGE AND LESLIE DENIER

VICTORIA DINNICK

JULIA FOSTER

M. VICTORIA FOLEY AND PAUL FREDRICKS

BARBARA GOLDRING

BENGT AND BERIT GUNNARSSON

LILIANE HAUB-VONACH

FERN HELLARD

WANDA HO

CATHERINE HURLEY

MARTIN JOHANNESSEN

NAOMI KIRSHENBAUM

PAUL KITCHENER AND LINDA COURTNEY

MICHAEL AND SONJA KOERNER

RON KRELL

KATHRYN E. LANGLEY HOPE

NANCY LOCKHART

NANCY AND JON LOVE

DAPHNE AND CHARLES MAURER

INGRID MIDA

KATE MITANIDIS

MARK AND VANESSA MULRONEY

PETER AND MELANIE MUNK

FRANK BARTOSZEK AND DANIEL O’BRIEN

FELICITY PICKUP

MIRIAM ROGERS

PETER G. SCHMIDT

EKATERINA SOKOLOVA

ANNA STAHMER JARMAIN

GEORGINA STEINSKY

PAMELA STEVENSON

MARY SYMONS

LILLIAN TANIZAKI

ALEXANDRA AND GALEN WESTON

HILARY AND GALEN WESTON

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CORPORATIONS

BMO FINANCIAL GROUP

BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

BRUCE ETHERINGTON & ASSOCIATES

GREAT-WEST LIFE, LONDON LIFE, CANADA LIFE

HOLT RENFREW

SCHWARZKOPF

FOUNDATIONS

BATA SHOE FOUNDATION

ANONYMOUS DONOR (A FUND HELD WITHIN THE TORONTO FOUNDATION)

LARRY AND GERRY WILSON FUND (A FUND HELD WITHIN THE OAKVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION)

VANDEWATER FAMILY FUND (A FUND HELD WITHIN THE TORONTO FOUNDATION)

WILLIAMS WILSON SHERPORT FOUNDATION

PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT

CONSULAT GÉNÉRAL DE FRANCE À TORONTO GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

ONTARIO CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS FUND

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CULTURE, AND SPORT

ONTARIO OFFICE OF FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS

ONTARIO TOURISM MARKETING PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION

IN KIND

À LA CARTE

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE

ANANDAM DANCE THEATRE

ARTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

E&J GALLO WINERY

FASHION MAGAZINE HOLIDAY INN YORKVILLE

MANITOBAH MUKLUKS

MCGREGOR SOCKS

MILL STREET BREWERY

PLANET INDIGENUSRYERSON UNIVERSITY

TORONTO FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

TORONTO STAR

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THEFINANCIALS

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27.4%

13.5%

earned revenue

21.9%

administration

50.8%

exhibitions and education

11.4%

facility

15.8%

progamming & museum services

endowment

12.7%

public grants

46.4%

private sector support

income

expenses

(individual, corporate and foundations)

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THEORGANIZATION

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HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

CATHERINE HURLEY

FACILITY RENTAL COORDINATOR

VICTORIA PEREIRA

CONTROLLER

HEATHER YOUNG AND ASSOCIATES

AUDITOR

ERNST & YOUNG

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM FOUNDATION

SONJA BATA

CHRISTINE BATA SCHMIDT

MARILYNN BOOTH

DAVID BOWDEN

THOMAS DRUCKER

MARGOT RITCHIE

ANNA STAHMER JARMAIN

GEORGINA STEINSKY

MARY SYMONS

LESLIE TENENBAUM (SECRETARY)

DIRECTOR

EMANUELE LEPRI

ADMINISTRATOR

EVETTE BACAY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

JANE LOU (UNTIL MAY 4)VICTORIA O (BEGINNING JUNE 15)SENIOR CURATOR

ELIZABETH SEMMELHACK

COLLECTIONS MANAGER

SUZANNE PETERSEN

CONSERVATOR

ADA HOPKINS

CURATORIAL ASSISTANT

NISHI BASSI

HEAD OF EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING

SHEILA KNOX

EDUCATION COORDINATOR

ANDREA FIELD

VISITOR SERVICES MANAGER

CHRISTOPHER MITANIDIS

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

ROSMARIE GADZOVSKI

NEW MEDIA MANAGER

NICOLE CAHILL

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR STEPHANIE BERNARD

BUILDING MANAGER

TED JUBB

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FOR 20 YEARS, EXTRAORDINARILY D E D I C AT E D A N D PA S S I O N AT E V O L U N T E E R S , D O C E N T S A N D FRONT DESK AMBASSADORS HAVE ENTHUSIASTICALLY DONATED THEIR TIME TO THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM. IN FACT, 2015 SAW THE MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT OF REACHING THE 100,000TH VOLUNTEER HOUR! THE BATA SH O E M USEU M IS D EEPLY GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE INSTITUTION. IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THEM.

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20th ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY PARTNERS

à la Carte • Alliance Française • Anandam

Dancetheatre • Arts for Children and Youth • BMO

Financial Group • Bloor Street Culture Corridor •

Bruce Etherington & Associates • Consulat général

de France à Toronto • DLT Theatre Group • Goethe-

Institut Toronto • Great Gulf Doors Open • Great-

West Life, London Life and Canada Life • Holiday

Inn Toronto Bloor Yorkville • Institute for Canadian

Citizenship Cultural Access Pass • Jim Hake (artist)

• Larry and Gerry Wilson Family Fund • Manitobah

Mukluks • Oakville Community Foundation •

Pascale Peyret (artist) • Planet IndigenUS • Ryerson

University • Scotiabank Nuit Blanche • Sun Life

Financial Museum + Arts Pass • Toronto Foundation

• Toronto Foundation for Student Success •

Vandewater Family Fund at the Toronto Foundation

• Williams-Wilson Sherport Foundation • 3Pass.ca

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Bata Shoe Museum327 Bloor St West

Toronto ON Canada M5S 1W7(416) 979-7799

www.batashoemuseum.ca

for every shoe there’s a story