The Hat Museum
Preserving cultural heritage... and our costumed interpreters have the most fun you can have with a hat on! We are a research and resource facility for theatrical productions, colleges & universities, reinactors and historical societies. We literally get research inquiries from around the world.
One of Oregon's most unusual historic homes has been transformed into Portland's quirkiest attraction. The Ladd-Reingold House has a 100-year legacy of milliners and hat fanciers! (We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!) For every woman who says "I love hats, I just don't look good in hats." there is a hat in our gift shop for her... along with hat decorating items like scarves, pins, feathers and "hat scrunchies"! There's glitz galore, beaded dresses, books, frames and tiny antiques. Enjoy!
5 FABULOUS COLLECTIONS of HATS
- Antique and vintage hats - From 1845 to 2011 in a house that has a legacy of hat makers! Learn historical facts about hats, origins, lore and hats in language.
- Men's hats - From a rare straw top hat to beaver felt cowboy hats, an unusual cross section of hats from the heads of men!
- Novelty and costume hats - A giant tea cup, a salmon, a table, a parrot--yep, they're ALL hats! Hats that do "tricks"! Hats that fold, hats that sing, hats do more than hide rabbits!
- Today's Fabulous Hats - Stunning tea hats, retro creations and what's new for today's hat fancier!
- International Hats - Take a round-the-world look at headwear from Ukraine to Scotland, Afghanistan to the Philippines.
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