The museum’s pair of Ruby Slippers is one of four from the film’s production known to have survived. Another one of those pairs disappeared from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005. Those were the shoes the FBI recently called about. In Wizard101, the slippers are a wearable item given after completing the sidequest "Not in Kansas Anymore". Once worn, they give +1 resistance to damage from Death spells. Stills from The Wizard of Oz and a mural featuring bright red poppies created by the Washington, D.C. art and design firm No Kings Collective covers the walls.

a b c "Dorothy's Ruby Slippers". National Museum of American History. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008 . Retrieved May 20, 2008. In World of Warcraft, they are a pair of level 70 epic cloth shoes dropped by the Wizard of Oz-themed "opera event" in the Karazhan raid instance. [36] The shoes function similarly to the hearthstone that all characters start out with, allowing them to teleport from their current location to the inn where the hearthstone is set. The caption under the statistic lines is "There's no place like home."It is believed that at least six or seven pairs of the final design were made. According to producer Mervyn LeRoy, "We must have had five or ten pairs of those shoes". [10] The wardrobe woman who worked on the film claimed "six identical pairs" had been made. [9] Four pairs used in the movie have been accounted for. Rhys Thomas speculates that they were likely made by Joe Napoli of the Western Costume Company, [9] and not all at once, but as the need arose. According to Rhys Thomas in his Los Angeles Times article, "all the ruby slippers are between Size 5 and 6, varying between B and D widths." [9]

Bierschbach, Briana (4 September 2018). "No place like home: Dorothy's ruby slippers recovered". www.mprnews.org. Domonoske, Camila (October 20, 2016). "Save The Ruby Slippers: Smithsonian Seeks Funds To Preserve Dorothy's Shoes". NPR . Retrieved October 20, 2016. Throughout the book, Ruby embarks on various adventures, from exploring the woods to helping her animal friends. She is always kind and compassionate, and her interactions with other characters demonstrate important values such as empathy, respect, and kindness towards others. Ruby also has a special connection with nature, which is beautifully depicted in the illustrations and woven into the story, teaching young readers about the importance of environmental stewardship. Brooks, Jennifer (October 18, 2016). "What a world, what a world: Ruby slippers still missing from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum". Star Tribune . Retrieved October 20, 2016. The slippers have a new home in a large gallery meant to evoke Emerald City. Quotes and stills from The Wizard of Oz and a mural featuring bright red poppies created by the Washington, D.C. art and design firm No Kings Collective covers the walls. Additional artifacts from the film are on display—the Scarecrow’s hat, which actor Ray Bolger’s wife donated to the Smithsonian in 1987, and a wand used by Billie Burke, who played Glinda the Good Witch of the North, in promotional materials for the film. “We’ve connected with people who care about the film, who have some of the other props from the film,” says Ryan Lintelman, curator of entertainment at the museum. “That whole community of Oz fans, we really want to keep them engaged here and be this pilgrimage place for them.”The slippers were designed by Gilbert Adrian, MGM's chief costume designer. [8] [9] Initially, two pairs were made in different styles. The so-called "Arabian test pair" was "a wildly jeweled, Arabian motif, with curling toes and heels." [9] This pair was used in costume tests, [1] but was rejected as unsuitable for Dorothy's Kansas farmgirl image. [9] The second design was approved, with one modification. The red bugle beads used to simulate rubies proved too heavy, so they were mostly replaced with sequins, about 2,300 for each shoe. [9] The Ruby Slippers have always been “pretty much the holy grail of all Hollywood memorabilia,” says Thomas, the author. But now, according to Thomas, they are entering “a forensic era,” in which people are examining them more closely than ever before, including the Smithsonian conservators and the FBI. “The Smithsonian has now had the opportunity to look at two pairs side by side,” Thomas says. “That’s the first time any two pairs of the shoes have been together in the same room since Kent Warner brought them home from the MGM lot in 1970.” I knew we had the work cut out for us,” says Richard Barden, the Preservation Services manager. “When you really start looking at the slippers, you see how many different materials they are. And with each material you have to consider its condition, its physical state, what the materials are made of, how they deteriorate, what environmental factors affect them.” A single sequin contains multiple components that the conservators had to consider: a gelatin core, silver lining, cellulose nitrate coating and dye in the coating.