{"id":46686,"date":"2021-05-19T22:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/all-dressed-up-exhibit-makes-debut-at-farmington-museum\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:33:25","slug":"all-dressed-up-exhibit-makes-debut-at-farmington-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/all-dressed-up-exhibit-makes-debut-at-farmington-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018All Dressed Up\u2019 exhibit makes debut at Farmington Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The \u201dAll Dressed Up\u201d exhibit, featuring women\u2019s hats from decades ago, is on display at the Farmington Museum. (Morgan Mitchell\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Morgan Mitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 The Farmington Museum has brought the world of hats to life in its \u201cAll Dressed Up\u201d exhibit, which will be on display for a limited time.<\/p>\n

The exhibit features more than 50 hats and a few dresses and shoes from as early as the late 1800s through the 1970s.<\/p>\n

Museum educators Donna Thatcher and Cherie Powell said the Farmington Museum reopened a couple of months ago after being closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and soon after, the \u201cAll Dressed Up\u201d exhibit was created.<\/p>\n

When first entering the exhibit hall, to the left is a case with two old dresses; a pair of worn, white high heel shoes; and two hats that match each dress.<\/p>\n

The museum is a polling place for elections, and brought thousands of people to the museum during the last election for early and day-of voting.<\/p>\n

\"Outfits
Outfits and hats were on display on Election Day 2020 in the atrium of the Farmington Museum to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of women\u2019s suffrage. The case is now part of the \u201cAll Dressed Up\u201d exhibit. (Morgan Mitchell\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Morgan Mitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cLast year, 2020, was the 100-year anniversary of when women got the vote, so we decided that in our atrium, where people are voting, we ought to have something to commemorate that,\u201d Thatcher said.<\/p>\n

The idea for the hat collection came to life after Thatcher noticed all the different hats on hand, and they wanted to do a spring fashion-type exhibit. While there are more than 200 hats in the museum\u2019s collection, \u201cAll Dressed Up\u201d features about 50 hats that are grouped by fashion.<\/p>\n

The oldest piece on display is a sun bonnet with quilted pieces from the 1800s, complete with a drape to protect the neck, bows to tie under the chin and a large cloth bill \u201ctunnel\u201d that Thatcher said would keep women from getting sunburned.<\/p>\n

Another iconic hat is the graduation cap of Farmington High School from 1917.<\/p>\n

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A graduation cap from the Farmington High School graduating class of 1917 is on display at the Farmington Museum as part of the \u201cAll Dressed Up\u201d exhibit. (Morgan Mitchell\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Morgan Mitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

An entire collection is from Lola Furman, a former theater arts teacher at San Juan College.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe collected hats and costumes and things, and her family donated much of her collection to the museum,\u201d Thatcher said.<\/p>\n

Furman\u2019s family also donated some of her hat boxes, which she used to write notes on the side of, such as \u201cwill go with new fur coat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Each case has something of a theme. One case of hats features colorful feathers, while another has a nature theme, including a hat embellished with taxidermy birds sewn into the brim. Thatcher said it isn\u2019t known what type of bird they are, but during that time, when exotic hats were \u201cin,\u201d some migratory birds in Mexico were under threat of being hunted to extinction.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to get just the perfect ones (birds) on hats, they had to kill hundreds more, because a lot of them weren\u2019t nice enough to put on a hat,\u201d Thatcher said.<\/p>\n

Powell said it was a shock when she opened the box and saw the dead birds.<\/p>\n

The museum also has hats from Edith Mason, an opera singer, who wore extravagant hats, not in the opera, but in public.<\/p>\n

The Farmington Museum switches up exhibits all the time, Thatcher said, and no firm end date is set for \u201cAll Dressed Up.\u201d In addition to \u201cAll Dressed Up,\u201d the museum has a photograph exhibit of Farmington\u2019s Main Street from decades ago.<\/p>\n

Admission prices may vary by exhibit, but in general, donations are welcome.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.fmtn.org\/248\/Farmington-Museum-at-Gateway-Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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