History of the Museum
The Hat Museum is overseen by the City Hall of S. João da Madeira, in 1996.
History of the MuseumMuseum Publications
View the Museum of Hatmaking''s publications
The Museum of Hatmaking documents the history of the hat industry through various publications, catalogs, and works that reveal the collections, exhibitions, and research projects developed over the years.
Works and catalogs available for consultation and sale
Catalogue "From the project to the collections"
Celebrating the 2003 International Museum Day, the Hat Museum organized the exhibition “Hat Museum – from the project to the collections”. This exhibition was the culmination of a research project that aimed the study and inventorying of the Hat Museum collections. From this exhibition a catalogue with the same name was created . (available for sale in the museum shop)
Catalogue "Images of the end and of the beginning"
In 2001 the Hat Museum opened its first photography exhibition. The exhibition “Images of the end and of the beginning” by Aníbal Lemos (photographer), represents in its essence the paradigm of industrial museology, questioning through the image, the rupture of the spaces and its functions but also the rupture of the time. (available for sale in the museum shop)
I conference of the museology
In April 2001, took place the First Conference of Museology promoted by the Hat Museum. This conference gathered, in S. João da Madeira, a significant number of directors of industrial museums, researchers, students of heritage areas, local authorities, technicians and general public. Of this conference resulted in the publication of this book which contains all the papers presented. (available for sale in the museum shop)