Today the hat might be an accessory with obsolete
\nundertones, but in the previous century it was a sign of prestige and honor,
\ncarrying countless symbols, decoded and understood by all the members of the
\ncommunity. The exhibition titled The hat – accessory, elegance and message in
\ninterwar Bra\u0219ov has also reached Oradea. Beyond the fact this is traveling
\nexhibition, it is now hosted in one of the architectural jewels of the city -
\nthe Darvas-La Roche House. We spoke about the exhibition with Bogdana Balmu\u0219, head of public relations
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The one who came up with the idea is Oana \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219, our colleague,
\nwho is very passionate about her work. She graduated the Fine Arts Faculty and,
\nsince she works for the Ethnography Museum of Bra\u0219ov, being surrounded by approximately 35,000
\nexhibits, it isn’t hard to come up with such a beautiful idea, turning it into
\nan exhibition created with love and passion for the people. <\/p>\n
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The curator of the exhibition invites the guests to
\ntravel back in time, recreating the atmosphere of the interwar period, when
\nfashion standards regarding hats and clothing accessories were very much in
\nline with the norms in Western Europe. Moreover, people can also discover a
\nselection of hats that are iconic of the period. The exhibition also includes a
\nunique selection of items, also recreating the workshops of the period’s
\nhat-makers and fashion designers. <\/p>\n
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This is not just a temporary exhibition, but also a
\ntraveling one, as Bogdana Balmu\u0219, head of public relations at the Ethnography Museum in Bra\u0219ov. <\/p>\n
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The exhibition ‘The hat – accessory, elegance and
\nmessage in interwar Bra\u0219ov’ reached Oradea and is hosted by the Darvas-La Roche
\nHouse, in a very special setting. This exhibition was organized at first at the
\nMuseum of Urban Civilization in Bra\u0219ov,
\nat the end of last year, when it enjoyed remarkable success. If you ever visit
\nOradea, you are invited to come see it! You will discover this symbol, the hat,
\nwhih in previous centuries conveyed a very powerful message. You will discover
\na tone of elegance and refinement. Whenever you met someone and see them
\nwearing a specific hat, made from certain materials, of a specific brand, this
\nwould clearly tell you the social status of the person wearing it and with whom
\nyou were about to engage in conversation.<\/p>\n
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The exhibition can be visited until the end of June,
\n2022, at the Darvas-La Roche House in Oradea, which opened its gate to the
\npublic as the first Art Nouveau Museum in Romania in August 2020. <\/p>\n
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We asked Bogdana Balmu\u0219 if the hats on display are original: <\/p>\n
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Part of them are, they belong to the Ethnography
\nMuseum in Bra\u0219ov, whereas others are
\nfrom private collections, they were borrowed to be put on display. This is why
\nyou are invited to come see them. The museum also has an area where you are
\nfree to try on the hats specially recreated after models that were in fahsion
\nin the early 20th century, designed by Cristina Dragomir. You can take pictures
\nand thus leave with a very lovely memory of this exhibition. <\/p>\n
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By immortalizing the moment,
\nvisitors not only leap through time, but also create a fond memory of the
\nmuseum. At the end of their visit, they can also get a surprising prize. <\/p>\n
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A Straw Hat Museum was opened in
\n2001 in Cri\u0219eni, Harghita County, an initiative carried
\nthrough by Lajos Sz\u0151cs, whose family has been manufacturing straw hats for
\nnearly three generations. The museum was opened in a renovated traditional
\npeasant house, and the exhibition was set up with support from the Harghita
\nCounty Cultural Center. The first room displays a wide variety of straw hats
\nfrom across the country. The room in the middle contains various day-to-day
\nobjects and decorations, whereas the last room presents the technology used in
\nmanufacturing hats, from harvesting straws to making the hat itself. It is also
\nhere that guests can try on the biggest straw hat in the country with a
\ndiameter of 2 meters. The hat has 2.65 kg, and it took 500 meters of straws and
\n1,5 km of thread to make it. The Museum courtyard also has a special collection
\non display, made up of 600 natural stone sculptures of various shapes, as well
\nas a five-meter hat. (VP)<\/p>\n
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