05-03-2024
International Symposium: Women in the Museum
Reframing and Reclaiming
On March 5, 2024 the 3rd annual Women in the Museum Symposium will take place at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Under the title ‘Reclaiming and Reframing’, international speakers will discuss prevalent historiography as presented in books and museums.
Sessions are The Idea of the Great Artist, Reclaiming Heritage Spaces and Reframing Old Narratives. Keynote speakers are Janina Ramirez, author of the renowned Femina, and Estrella de Diego, author of The sexed androgyne. Eternal ideals, new gender strategies. Other speakers include the curators of Making her Mark (Baltimore 2023); Ingenious Women (Hamburg 2023). Participants to the conference will also discuss the new object labels with a female narrative.