Bata shoe museum in Toronto has more than 10,000 shoes.
Brisbane needs a museum like this for sure.
Welcome to the Bata Shoe Museum
Discover the treasures of North America’s charming and surprising shoe museum. Hundreds of shoes (from a collection numbering over 10,000) are on exhibit in architect Raymond Moriyama’s award-winning four-storey structure.
The Museum celebrates the style and function of footwear in four impressive galleries. Footwear on display ranges from Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs and glamourous platforms. Over 4,500 years of history and a collection of 20th-century celebrity shoes are reflected in the semi-permanent exhibition, All About Shoes. Three other galleries feature changing exhibitions, so there’s always something new to see.
I went to the Bata shoe museum, loved it, a history of footwear and lots and lots of amazing shoes, woven, leather, material, all different materials. Lots of good nick nacks available in the shop too.