MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
The Hat Museum has various exhibitions about the wonderful world of hats. Visit our long term exhibitions and feel yourself inspired by this amazing universe.
Don’t forget, also, to visit our temporary exhibitions that, periodically, features new themes to reflect.
We are waiting for you!
LONG TERM EXHIBITION
From the fur to the Hat! This is the magic world of the “Black Nails”.
Divided into seven different areas and distributed by 3 floors, this exhibition shows the long and entangled history of the production of a hat. Machines, tools, raw materials and several testimonies from former hatters will help you understand how a hat is made.
EXHIBITIONS OF SOCIAL USES
The exhibitions of Social Uses are entirely dedicated to the hats, the fashion accessory that is able to speak about so many cultural, social, identity and economic questions.
The challenge of the temporary exhibitions shown in this area, is help understand the History and small stories hidden in the hats of the museum collection and the stories about the people who wear them.
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
ILARIUSSS. MODERN ITALIAN MILLINERY
from 20th May to 31st December 2023
Ilariusss. Contemporary Italian Millinery, the temporary exhibition that elevates felt - the raw material for hat production - to a luxury product. The Ilariusss hat brand is contemporary Italian millinery. It combines the tradition of felt and handmade production, with sophisticated and provocative elegance. Its pieces combine art, heritage, couture and modernity.
NEW LONG TERM EXHIBITION
Commendator António José de Oliveira Júnior. The visionary entrepreneur.
Know the history of the founder of Empresa Industrial de Chapelaria who, in 1914, transformed this industry.