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To celebrate the International Museum Day the Hat Museum prepared many diferent activities such as thematic visits, a new temporary exhibition, workshops and a theatrical performance.
PROGRAMME
07 MAY | 10H00 - 18H00 | Street Photography Workshop
14 MAY | 09H30 - 13H00 | Thematic visit “Cultural Landscapes”
14 MAY | 16h00 | Temporary exhibition opening “Uilla sancto ioanne que dicent de mateira”
FROM 17 TO 20 MAY | 11h00 & 15h00 | Thematic visit "Cultural landscapes"
21 MAY | MUSEUMS AT NIGHT | 20h00 - 23h00 | Thematic dinner at Fabrica dos Sentidos
21 MAY | MUSEUMS AT NIGHT | 22h00 | "O último turno dos unhas negras" - Theatrical performance based on the novel "Unhas Negras" from João da Silva Correia.
For further information please contact the Educational Service over the telephone +351 256 201 680 or by email museu.chapelaria@gmail.com.
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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