Bata Shoe Museum

I love the layout of this museum. I love museums dedicated to specific things tracking its history and straight forward information provided no history textbook nonsense. And that is exactly what this museum is. It’s a treat for the eyes. The interior of this building is great. The way the shoes are displayed accompanied by concise information on it is, also, entirely delightful. I love this place and I recommend it.
Kavitha R. - a month ago

I definitely recommend this as a tourist stop. The museum has three floors of shoe exhibits, arranged in chronological and thematic displays. The shoes tell a story of human history, culture, society, and politics. I would like to see better/more short videos about various shoe topics (yes, there are lots of them out there), and my friend thought that a key missing exhibit was the size of feet and shoes through the ages, including how shoes are sized around the world. I think children would enjoy the museum as much as adults, and there were kids' activity sheets, books, and a shoe-themed scavenger hunt. All in all, this is a lovely and very niche museum.
Terri Mewborn - 3 weeks ago

Visiting this museum is a great treat, not only for shoe lovers. very relevant exhibits - with the permanent one on the first floor presenting the history of shoes and showcasing some unique pairs from the museum's collection. if you go before Christmas make sure to check out and vote for one of the gorgeous ginger houses displayed in the basement level. The upper floors exhibits change every few months - and there is always something intriguing and though provoking.
Anna P - 4 months ago

I visited here alone and I had a great time going through their collections, and reading about the history of shoes and evolution of footwear trends. I think there were three floors and I was able to go through majority of the exhibitions within an hour. Highly recommend visiting!
Nana Khadijah - a month ago

The exhibits were neat but the front desk employee made me and my group very uncomfortable. First, I think she assumed I was trying to skip out on paying the ticket. She made an unnecessary and loud scene in front of all the other visitors in the quiet lobby — because I wanted to sit down in the seating area beside the front desk to fix my shoe, ironically. I had never been here before and at no point did she explain that this was forbidden. She simply yelled, “Excuse me!!” and when I told her I was just going to sit (10 feet away from her while my friend was at the front desk to get our tickets), she stared me down without saying anything at all like I wasn’t speaking English (and I could feel other people staring now). It was pretty embarrassing for her but another employee told me it was OK to sit. Later, in the gift shop, my group noticed her full-on watching us as we were browsing. We even made direct eye contact a handful of times and instead of looking away to be subtle, she just kept staring! I wanted to purchase something as a keepsake, but in the moment we wanted to leave immediately as we clearly were not welcome. We also took some photos outside on the street, but made sure to be out of her sight, lest she call security on us. Maybe I didn’t look the part of someone who has $14? Or maybe I looked like someone who would steal a souvenir sticker? That overshadowed and soured what was supposed to be a fun activity for my birthday. Still worth going for $14 — just hope that you don’t have to interact with this person, and do not sit down in the lobby without her permission.
Calvin D - a month ago