from 20th May to 17th September 2023
Ilariusss. Contemporary Italian Millinery, the temporary exhibition that elevates felt - the raw material for hat production - to a luxury product.
In the large temporary exhibition hall of the Hat Museum, 52 pieces are showcased, divided into nine eclectic collections that express their individuality: Pop, Black Court, Erotika, Rinascita, Trilogy, El Matador and Cyborg.
Historically and aesthetically more traditional, in the collective imagination, felt is assumed as a classic. Ilariusss reinvents this object. Reinterprets it. Redefines it. It makes it contemporary. Attractive. And even erotic. A breath of fresh air in an object that evokes so many memories in this community.
The epithet of Portuguese hat-making capital is, once again, fitting for S. João da Madeira. The Hat Museum, together with industries such as Cortadoria Nacional do Pelo and FEPSA - Feltros Portugueses, S.A., reinforce the territory’s position in the national and international panorama of this art.
Deep roots that grow along a path. And which expand...