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18 May | 3:OO PM | HAT MUSEUM
A roundtable reflecting about the limits of industry and art in the Fashion, will be held with designers Araceli Sancho and Kei Kagami.
Throughout this conversation, directed to the general public, these artist-designers will share some central issues of their creative processes and professional and business journeys, exploring the theme of fashion, as an industry and also as an artistic expression.
This activity is free and needs to be booked in advance. Please contact the museum by email museudocalcado.sjm@gmail.com
A roundtable reflecting about the limits of industry and art in the Fashion, will be held with designers Araceli Sancho and Kei Kagami.
Throughout this conversation, directed to the general public, these artist-designers will share some central issues of their creative processes and professional and business journeys, exploring the theme of fashion, as an industry and also as an artistic expression.
This activity is free and needs to be booked in advance. Please contact the museum 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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