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European Museum Night "O último turno dos Unhas Negras"
On 21st of May all the museums celebrate the European museum night.
The Hat Museum joins, once again, this celebration with a very special programme.
During this day the entrances in the museum will be free and you will not want to miss the performance on this special night.
20h00 | THEMATIC DINER AT FABRICA DOS SENTIDOS RESTAURANT
The "European Museum Night" will start with a thematic dinner at Fabrica dos Sentidos restaurant. To benefit from 10% discount everyone must wear a hat.
Book your dinner through the telephone +351 256 413 193 | +351 914 563 021 or by email. geral@fabricadossentidos.pt
22h00 | O ÚLTIMO TURNO DOS UNHAS NEGRAS
Once more the Hat Museum will present "O Último Turno", an event that every year happens on this special night.
This year we invite you to discover what happened to Gonçalo Pimpão, Gervásio Baptista and his son, to Tomás and Palmira and many other characters based on the João da Silva Correia novel "Unhas negras".
This performance will be held with the participation of the following city theatre groups "A Bem Dizer", "Anim’art", "Associação É Bom Viver", "Cultura Viva", "Tepas", "TOJ" and "Troupe".
The performance will happen on outdoors, behind the Hat Museum park.
The entrance is free.
june 27, 2026
The Hat Museum offers a virtual visit to its renewed permanent, bilingual and free exhibition.This virtual tour will allow visitors from any part of the world to get to know this unique heritage of the Portuguese hat-making industry.
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june 8, 2026
In May, the Hat Museum hosted one of the sessions of the Encontros na Moagem conference, which this year focused on the theme “What Is Memory Worth? Bringing Industrial Spaces Back to Life”, encouraging reflection on the preservation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of industrial heritage.The programme brought together researchers, architects, museum professionals, and heritage specialists to discuss a range of experiences and projects developed in Portugal and Spain.
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november 28, 2025
On 27 November 2025, the Hat Museum hosted another edition of the “Visitas em Rede” programme of the Portuguese Museum Network. The visit was attended by the technical team of the Portuguese Museum Network, as well as by directors and museum professionals from across the country. During this visit, the Museum’s refurbished exhibition was presented, the result of a project supported by ProMuseus 2023.
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