On Pointe captures the exacting and exquisite art of ballet through one of its most essential elements, the ballet shoe. The exhibition will feature approximately 50 artifacts drawn from the Museum's private collection as well as historical and contemporary examples on loan from The Shoe Room, the principal supplier of pointe shoes in Canada. Highlights include: A pair of ballet slippers worn by Marie Taglioni, considered the first ballet dancer to dance on pointe (on loan from the Musée de l'Opera Garnier and the French National Library in Paris), Beautiful contemporary and historical imagery, Video footage illustrating gruelling practice and glittering perfomance Ballet shoes worn by famous dancers, including Karen Kain, Margot Fonteyn, Carla Fracci and Rudolf Nureyev.