Hat Museum takes part in the 8th Conference of the Algarve Museum Network
Hat Museum takes part in the 8th Conference of the Algarve Museum Network
On 14 November, the Hat Museum took part in the 8th Conference of the Algarve Museum Network.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Faro Convention (2005), the paper ''From Unhas Negras (Black Nails) to Heritage: a Relationship with History(ies)'' was presented. It addressed the museological and heritage-related challenges involved in the way the Museum integrates the hat-making community into the museological process, preserving not only objects and memories, but also putting into practice the notion of heritage as a living and participatory process.
On 14 November, the Hat Museum took part in the 8th Conference of the Algarve Museum Network.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Faro Convention (2005), the paper ''From Unhas Negras (Black Nails) to Heritage: a Relationship with History(ies)'' was presented. It addressed the museological and heritage-related challenges involved in the way the Museum integrates the hat-making community into the museological process, preserving not only objects and memories, but also putting into practice the notion of heritage as a living and participatory process.
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.
Dear and dear visitors, We want to express our deep gratitude to the nearly three hundred people who honored us with their presence at the Hat Museum during the celebrations of International Museum Day 2024. This year’s theme, "Museums, Education and Research", highlighted the importance of cultural institutions in offering a complete educational experience. Your enthusiastic participation contributed to the success of the celebrations that took place on the weekend of 18 and 19 May, as well as to the promotion of a more conscious, sustainable and inclusive world. We will continue to work with dedication to deliver enriching and memorable cultural experiences. Thank you for being part of this cultural journey.
The World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated annually on 23 April. This day was proclaimed at the 28th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1995. The purpose of this day is to promote reading and copyright protection. It also highlights the importance of books as a basic element of education and the progress of a society. The Hat Museum highlights the novel "Unhas Negras" of the Sanjoanense writer João da Silva Correia, which tells the hard life of the workers of the hat industry in the early twentieth century. In those damn machines, you put the rabbits still alive on one side, and ready-made hats on the other. But if by chance the work brings defect, there is no greater difficulty. Return the rabbits to the gear, and she restores the rabbits, alive again! Unhas Negras The book is for sale in the museum shop.
The Hat Museum is conceptually oriented to the theme of millinery industry, exposing issues related to industrial production, commercialization, the social habits and economic impact.
Known in S. João da Madeira as “The New Factory” the Empresa Industrial de Chapelaria was established in 1914.
António José de Oliveira Junior, its founder and a very important and loved person in S. João da Madeira.
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