Spring, 2025 Rose Hill Museum Reopening Exhibit Head into Spring with a “Hat Extrava-ganza”

Head into spring with a “Hat Extravaganza” at Rose Hill Museum in Bay Village.

The season’s opening exhibit, coordinated by the Bay Village Historical Society, features hats from the museum’s collection, dating back to 1840. Also on display are hats from the collection of longtime Bay Village resident Ann DiBenedetto, owner of Heady Lady Millinery. Ann had a great love of fashion and hats. She began her fashion hat shows in Cleveland, as well as Palm Beach and Boca Raton, FL. Even presidents and first ladies wore her hats. Ann had a personal collection of more than 500 hats and collected many stories to go along with them. The exhibits, on both the upper and lower levels of the museum, will change throughout the year.

“Hat Extravaganza” opens on Apr. 6 and continues through the spring and summer. Admission is free of charge every Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Group tours can be arranged. Rose Hill Museum is at 27715 Lake Rd. in Bay Village.

Membership in the Bay Village Historical Society is open to anyone in the community interested in keeping history alive. Families are welcome. Phone 216-319-4634 for membership and tour information.