Name: Opening Day: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
Start: 2026-02-07T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-07T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Opening Day: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks

Visit the KIA on opening day of Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks – a groundbreaking new exhibition featuring nearly 60 futuristic footwear designs pushing the boundaries of what footwear can be. Future Now features sections exploring Innovation, Sustainability, Transformative, and Virtual shoes. Exhibition highlights include the self-lacing Nike MAG (first conceived for the movie Back to the Future Part II), digitally designed and 3D-printed shoes, sneakers made from mushroom leather and reclaimed ocean plastics, virtual footwear, and more.
The exhibition is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum, and curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum.