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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 1300 umbrella covers from over 60 countries as of July 2015. The mission of the Umbrella Cover Museums states that it is "dedicated to the appreciation of the mundane in everyday life. It is about finding wonder and beauty in the simplest of things, and about knowing that there is always a story behind the cover."〔Nancy 3. Hoffman, Director and Curator〕 The idea for the museum came when Hoffman was cleaning out a closet and came across seven umbrella covers.〔(“Umbrella Cover Museum,” Eccentric America )〕 The museum began in Hoffman’s kitchen and was moved to a larger location as the collection grew.〔(“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.”〔(''Curious New England'' ) by Joseph A. Citro, Diane E. Foulds, Google Books〕 On 7 July 2012, ''Guinness World Records'' named Hoffman's umbrella cover collection of 730 at the time to be the largest in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-umbrella-sleeves/ )〕 The museum is closed during the winter.〔(“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.〔(“Umbrella Cover Museum,” ) ''Boston Globe'', October 9, 2008〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Umbrella Cover Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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