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museotattile@tiscali.it |
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0323 840809 |
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ITA, DEU, ENG, FRA |
Entrance1,50 €; group 1,00 €; free entrance for disabled and children under 6 years old
The Hat Museum (more precisely “Museum of the Art of Hat-making”) in Ghiffa, overlooking Lake Maggiore, illustrates the history of Italian glamour in hat-making.
What is now the Museum was once the factory where the hats of the historic Panizza brand were made. This internationally famous company exported its hats of a unique style and quality all over the world from 1881 till 1981.
The exhibition is arranged thematically. The first part takes visitors on a chronological tour of hat history, including examples of today’s fashion leaders; you can see the unmistakable top hat of the Romantic period, and the classic hat linked with the name of Rudolph Valentino, which was all the rage in the Twenties.
The second section is devoted to Panizza’s own production, with evergreens such as the Safari hat, or the Texas, famous as a symbol of Western movies.
The exhibition includes the machinery used in making the hats, along with filmed sequences illustrating how hats were made: a skilled craft whose products are nothing short of works of art.
You can also apreciate in the Museum some different hats from all over the world, a collection donated by the family Vittorio Fesce
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| The Hat Museum (more precisely “Museum of the Art of Hat-making”) in Ghiffa, overlooking Lake Maggiore, illustrates the history of Italian glamour in hat-making. What is now the Museum was once the factory where the hats of the historic Panizza brand were made. This internationally famous company exported its hats of a unique style and quality all over the world from 1881 till 1981. The exhibition is arranged thematically. The first part takes visitors on a chronological tour of hat history, including examples of today’s fashion leaders; you can see the unmistakable top hat of the Romantic period, and the classic hat linked with the name of Rudolph Valentino, which was all the rage in the Twenties. The second section is devoted to Panizza’s own production, with evergreens such as the Safari hat, or the Texas, famous as a symbol of Western movies. The exhibition includes the machinery used in making the hats, along with filmed sequences illustrating how hats were made: a skilled craft whose products are nothing short of works of art. |
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GHIFFA Corso Belvedere, 279 28823 Ghiffa (VB) |
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April-june and september-october: saturday and sunday 15.30-18.30 July-August: tuesday, thursday, saturday and sunday 15.30-18.30 Guided tour and workshop for adult and school group, all the year on reservation |
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Entrance1,50 €; group 1,00 €; free entrance for disabled and children under 6 years old |
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