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Hat Works goes from Strength to Strength
Just a few months after winning the prestigious Manchester Tourism Awards in the category of 'Best Small Visitor Attraction', Hat Works has, for the second time, been assessed under the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service (VAQAS), passing the assessors' scrutiny - Read all about it here . . .

New to the Museum
The Gallery interpretation project launch
Thanks to a generous grant from the MLA, Hat Works gallery has been able to make information about the hatting collection available in languages that reflect the region’s diverse communities, visually impaired visitors and tourist from over seas.

Information about the hatting collection is now available in Urdu, Chinese, Bengali, Large Print, German and French . The Hat Works team is delighted to have been able to increased the physical and intellectual access to our hatting gallery through this project.