The Umbrella Cover Museum is a small, quirky museum on an island in Maine. Hundreds of umbrella covers (sleeves) are on display in a variety of unique exhibits. The tour takes about 20 minutes, and includes interactive exhibits, prizes, surprises, and a theme song. Founder, director and curator, Nancy 3. Hoffman, is likely to greet you and give you her personal history with umbrella covers. By the time you have finished, you will be shaking a maraca with a smile on your face! The museum is reached by ferry from Portland, Maine. It is open summers only. Hours in 2023 are Mon. - Sat., 10-1 and 2-5, Sun. 10- 1 until Labor Day. Contact by email or text for further details. Admission is by donation.
Having fun in the museum - with prizes of parasols.
Director and Curator, Nancy 3. Hoffman at exhibit in Bristol, England.
Welcome to The Umbrella Cover Museum!
The Umbrella Cover Museum was founded in 1996 on Peaks Island, Maine by Director and Curator, Nancy 3. Hoffman. Having discovered that she had five or six umbrella covers she didn’t know what to do with, and eventually stealing one from a local department store, she decided to start a museum.
People flocked by the tens to see the museum, people were thrilled to donate their old umbrella sheaths, and the international press went bonkers.
Zoom call with Nancy 3.
On Saturday, Feb. 6th, 2021, there was a Zoom call with Director and Curator, Nancy 3. Hoffman at 12 noon E.T. (11 a.m. CT, 10 MT, 9 PT). She was with Shannon Forney, Director of The Smallest Museum in St. Paul, and moderator Jack Becker, Public Art expert, discussing The Smallest Museum in St. Paul.
Donate!
Tax deductible contributions can be made through Fractured Atlas, an umbrella ⛱ non-profit organization. Any amount helps COVER museum expenses, and helps to spread our mission of celebrating the mundane. Click the link below. Thank you!
Director and Curator, Nancy 3. Hoffman. Playing and singing the museum’s theme song, “Just Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella on a rainy, rainy day!”
Uncovered And Exposed! A Guide to the World’s Only Umbrella Cover Museum
Nancy 3’s book is available now in print and e-book formats!
ONLINE GIFT SHOP!!
Celebrate the mundane all year round with our online store! Perfect for the holiday season!
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