Umbrella Cover Museum

Umbrella Cover Museum

The Umbrella Cover Museum in Peaks Island, Maine, is a museum that pays tribute to umbrella covers. The museum was created and is curated by Nancy 3. Hoffman, who has collected more than 600 umbrella covers from over 30 countries. [http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/galleries/quirky_museums?pg=4 “Umbrella Cover Museum,” Boston Globe, October 9, 2008] ]

The idea for the museum came when Hoffman was cleaning out a closet and came across seven umbrella covers. [http://www.eccentricamerica.com/umbrella.htm “Umbrella Cover Museum,” Eccentric America] ] The museum began in Hoffman’s kitchen and was moved to a larger location as the collection grew. [ [http://travel.mainetoday.com/onlyinmaine/umbrellacovermuseum.shtml “Umbrella Cover Today,” Maine Today Travel] ] The museum’s collection ranges in size from a two-and-a-half-inch Barbie doll cover to a six-foot patio umbrella sleeve. It has also hosted special exhibitions including “People and Their Covers” and “New Umbrella Cover Fashions.” [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=X3L-D9i9BOMC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=%22umbrella+cover+museum%22&source=web&ots=n0ZEN8jGkd&sig=MHnRrdZdfmkgGT1m3KKHbdpqinc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA67,M1 “Curious New England” by Joseph A. Citro, Diane E. Foulds, Google Books] ]

The museum is closed during the winter. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E2DE1430F933A2575AC0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 “HAVENS; The Seductions of Fall,” New York Times, September 10, 2004] ] Guided tours include Hoffman, who is also a musician, singing "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" while playing an accordion.

References

External link

* [http://www.umbrellacovermuseum.org Umbrella Cover Museum]


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