Opening Day: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, 7 February | Event in Kalamazoo | AllEvents

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

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

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Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am

6 hours

314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

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Date & Location

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm (EST)

314 S Park St, Michigan 49007

314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-5102, United States

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About the event

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.


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314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007
Opening Day: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, 7 February | Event in Kalamazoo | AllEvents
Opening Day: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am