Free Sundays: Rough & Ready Community Day

The Bata Shoe Museum first opened its doors 30 years ago on May 6th, 1995 with the mission to illuminate human history through footwear. A rare cultural gem, the BSM began as a small personal collection that has since transformed into an internationally celebrated museum caring for nearly 15,000 shoes and shoe-related artifacts spanning over 4,500 years. Visit our online timeline to learn more about the history of the Bata Shoe Museum.

To celebrate, we invite you to join us for a day of free family fun that honours both our 30-year milestone as well as the opening of our spring exhibition titled Rough and Ready: A History of the Cowboy Boot. Saddle up for a day of wild Western-themed activities, performances, games, and self-guided hands-on cowboy crafts that will have you hollering “Yeehaw”. Watch an electrifying Rhinestone Rodeo Show by the dynamic circus trio Rhinestone Rodeo, blending dazzling acrobatics with cowboy charm. Take a guided exhibition tour of Rough & Ready and then venture on a museum-wide scavenger hunt to win a prize. For the courageous type, try out your skills on the kid-friendly mechanical bull. (Consent form signed onsite by an adult required).

Dust off your cowboy boots and join us for a rootin’ tootin’ good time!

Agenda
Doors Open – 12:00 pm
Rhinestone Rodeo Show – 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Guided Exhibition Tours* – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Crafts and Games⁻ – 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm