State hats at Escher in The Palace

In 2008, Escher in The Palace was the first to exhibit the hats that were worn that year during Prinsjedag (Prince’s Day). All female ministers and state secretaries and many members of the Senate and House of Representatives lent their hats for this exhibition in the Ballroom. In the room where heads of state once dined among the former Queens Wilhelmina, Juliana and Beatrix, the special creations of a frivolous tradition were now exhibited. Hats from well-known designers such as Herma de Jong, Mirjam Nuver and Berry Rutjes were on display.

Containing designs by Herma de Jong, Myra van de Korput, Thea van der Helm, Ingeborg Steenhorst, Liesbeth van Well, Mirjam Nuver, Laurindo Andrea, Evelyn Barra, Gerrie Bos, Frida Pelgrum, Berry Rutjes jr., Tiny Meihuizen, Anna Martinali, Henriette Dijking, Elisabeth de Meulmeester and Peter George d’Angelino Tap.