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difficult – the last thing we want to do is upset anyone, so we take great care to explain the reasons why we might have to decline an offer. We go through a checklist to establish whether the piece meets the criteria of the collecting policy.” This means asking questions such
Pieces created by the Family Gorgeous to pay tribute to key workers during first Covid lockdown in UK: NHS Worker (left) and Shop Worker (right)
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Pieces generally come in by donation or purchase. “People often ask if we would like to have a hat that holds a special meaning or memory for them,’’ says Bronwen Simpson, museums officer at
Hat Works. “It may have belonged to a relative who has passed away, and they want to find a good home for it. A small group of us meet to review all offers to the collection. This can be really
as: Is the piece relevant? Do they already have something similar? Is it in good condition? Does it come with lots of supporting information? What stories could they tell with it? Do they have the resources to freeze, store or display it appropriately? Bronwen says: “How much information comes with the hat is so important – if we can capture from the maker about how the piece was made, or images of it being worn, it instantly opens up the number of ways in which it could be interpreted in the museum displays.” When it comes to storage at the
museum, hats are packed in acid-free tissue paper and stored in sturdy archive-style boxes. Every hat is given a unique number which is used
useum Lindenberg Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
www.deutsches-hutmuseum.de
M German Hat
Opened in 2014, the Deutsches
Hutmuseum (German Hat
Museum) Lindenberg in southern Germany provides visitors with a
glimpse into the local history of
hat making. The museum is located in the former factory of Ottmar Reich, one of the largest hat factories of its time. The brand was known for the production of straw hats in the early 1900s and this history has become part of the museum’s own make-up. The German Hat Museum has a
collection made up of around 12,000 items of headwear, with boxes used for storage in the depot. When it opened, the museum acquired a large number of hats from a former museum in Lindenberg who generously contributed to the newly founded institution.
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