Hispanic Heritage Month!

6 Oct

I have a really great job. This year I helped plan for a celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. I had an idea to use various hats from Latin America in a display. We were able to collect about 15 different hats from about 10 countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico. They are on display in a gallery in City Hall.

Each station has a flag, photo of someone wearing the hat and a description of materials or what part of the country the hat was from or more information on it’s origins.


 

It was great exhibit to install and we had terrific feedback. If you’re in Baltimore, it’ll be up through the 15th of October!

You can also view the photos above in a slide show

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10 Responses to “Hispanic Heritage Month!”

  1. Barbara October 6, 2009 at 14:18 #

    That looks great, Cidell. I wish I were closer so I could go see.

  2. Marjie October 6, 2009 at 15:46 #

    That’s a great exhibit! How wonderful that you have a job which lets you do different and interesting things.

    Like your bag, BTW, and the dog sitting on it. Sorry you aren’t enamored of it!

  3. kathleen October 6, 2009 at 19:44 #

    What a great idea – I’ll be sure to tell my Baltimore co workers to drop in

  4. marielle October 6, 2009 at 21:53 #

    That’s a very neat idea. Definitely a different spin.

  5. The Slapdash Sewist October 7, 2009 at 09:56 #

    Very cool! You know I love hats.

  6. Jean October 7, 2009 at 22:05 #

    Great idea for an exhibit — so creative! I also love your weekender bag — congrats on getting that done!

  7. Libby October 7, 2009 at 22:16 #

    That’s a really cool idea! Love the display. I might just have to show my class this display. They would love it! Thanks for sharing. :-)

  8. JudithinNYC October 7, 2009 at 22:31 #

    What? No Puerto Rican hat?

  9. Lynda in LV October 8, 2009 at 17:03 #

    What a clever way to share a culture’s unique accessories–some styles dictated by fashion, and some by function. What fun to collect and display this unique collection!

    Lynda

  10. Kathi October 11, 2009 at 12:23 #

    Great hats. I wish hats would become really popular again.

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