Seattle Times

Step into history at Toronto shoe museum

TORONTO — They’re the most unusual of sole mates — pop singer Elton John, an ancient Egyptian nobleman and 19th-century Chinese women with bound feet. What ties them together is the Bata Shoe Museum, ...
The Boston Globe

At Toronto museum, a walk through shoe history

TORONTO — It was mid-February here — still plenty of snow on the ground. But I had a meeting, so the big waterproof boots I’d been trudging around in all winter weren’t an option. Instead, I flew up ...

Toronto’s MOCA and the Giller Prize celebrate Canadian visual and literary arts

Shirin Neshat won the MOCA Artist Award while Souvankham Thammavongsa took home this year’s prize for best fiction ...
Toronto.com

Toronto museum is about to be transformed into a giant art canvas at night

Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum is hosting the return of their annual Light Up the Dark Celebration to bring a free, three-night ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Toronto’s first Holocaust museum looks to the post-survivor era

“What we set out to do from the very beginning was to ensure that this was a place to hear from survivors long after they’re gone,” the museum’s executive director said. (JTA) — Toronto is home to one ...
blogTO

Toronto museum is throwing a party after dark that's the first of its kind

The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is hosting its first ever Pride party on June 7 with a drag show. Called Click Clack, the event will allow you to explore the museum's many exihibits and witness a ...
Newswire

FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TORONTO HOLOCAUST MUSEUM OPENS ITS DOORS

The Museum confronts the atrocities of the past, using cutting-edge technology and Survivor testimony to educate the public about its relevance in contemporary Canadian life Encompassing nearly 10,000 ...
Yahoo News Canada

Museum of Toronto launches campaign to explore city's lost history

Poster marking the site where the historic candy bar strike was held. The poster is part of The T.O. You Don't Know project by Museum of Toronto. (submitted by Museum of Toronto - image credit) The ...
blogTO

Toronto museum with confusing and often misspelled name is changing it

A museum in Toronto with what could quite possibly be one of the most often misspelled names in the city is officially changing it for good. Since 2014, the Myseum of Toronto has curated exhibits that ...
Yahoo

Toronto museums let loose with adults-only parties that mix art with alcohol

TORONTO - A massive duck-billed dinosaur looms over the dance floor at one of Toronto's newest hot spots, overlooking the DJ churning out throbbing house music. On the other side, a hulking Buddha ...
The Forward

Toronto’s first Holocaust museum looks to the post-survivor era

(JTA) — Toronto is home to one of the world’s largest Jewish communities, nearly half of the 335,000 Jews in Canada. But until last week, the city did not have a dedicated Holocaust museum. The ...