A Feather in your Hat! opens on 24 July 2026 in the Estonian National Museum’s temporary exhibition hall and will remain open until 24 January 2027.
We invite everyone to step into the imaginative universe created by world-renowned British artist Monster Chetwynd. Now coming to Tartu after a successful run at Copenhagen Contemporary, this is the very first showing of the famed British artist’s work in the Baltic region.
Known for her distinctive DIY aesthetic, Chetwynd presents a spectacular total installation that combines humor, fantasy and grotesque elements to form a sensory exhibition space where visitors are encouraged to enter, play and become part of the work.
At the center is the Big Red Hat Shop, a new work created specifically for Copenhagen Contemporary, where everyone is encouraged to participate in a process of transformation through hats, masks and performative gestures. The shelves overflow with peculiar faces and twisted creatures, and on the green monster stage, anyone can step into a new version of themselves.
© Monster Chetwynd. Courtesy the Artist, Copenhagen Contemporary and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
© Monster Chetwynd. Courtesy the Artist, Copenhagen Contemporary and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
About Monster Chetwynd
Monster Chetwynd (ze/per, b.1973, London) lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. Chetwynd’s artistic universe draws on anything from pop culture and folklore to surrealistic films and puppet theatre. With a characteristic DIY aesthetic, materials such as papier mâché and recycled clothes are transformed into epic stage designs and costumes, often activated by accompanying performances. Chetwynd creates works that are equally humorous, theatrical, and engaging.
In 2012, Chetwynd was nominated for the Turner Prize and has shown at leading institutions across the world, most recently with the exhibitions Monster & the Nocturnal Pollinators at BMCA Beiqiu Museum of Contemporary Art, Nanjing, China (10 August – 17 November 2024) and Moths, Bats and Velvet Worms! Moths, Bats and Heretics! at Belvedere 21, Vienna, Austria (7 November 2024 – 9 February 2025). The artist has formerly worked under the names Spartacus Chetwynd and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, before adopting the name Monster Chetwynd in 2018 – a name now synonymous with boundless creativity and wild imagination.
About ERMX
In 2026, the Estonian National Museum (ENM) marks ten years since its opening of its new home in Raadi, Tartu, with ERMX, a special anniversary programme bringing together a major exhibition, participatory formats, international collaborations and new initiatives for youth and families.
