What the Fem*?
Feminist Perspectives from 1950 to the Present
Coco Wasabi, Sugar Mami, 2021 
Violetta Wakolbinger, The Golden Matriarchy, from the series: Demo 8. März, Feminismus und Krawall, 2019 
Julia Burgram, Everything you want to see... II (part of the project: Sexualisation & Self-Determination), 2021 
Dagmar Höss, my critical me, from the series: It‘s complicated, 2021 
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Feminism! A word that is hotly debated, ignored, suppressed and defended – in short, a concept that polarises. Feminism is both a cause for thought, a variety of theories, a political movement, a package of demands and practices as well as a stance, a lifestyle, many lifestyles. In a nutshell, there is no one type of feminism This exhibition offers an opportunity to engage with all these topics, to empathise, gain new perspectives, but also to speak out, enter into a dialogue, pose questions, find answers and formulate new questions.
The museum is opening to show “feminisms” in all their variety: At the beginning of the exhibition, individual areas of the walls will initially remain empty. By the end of the exhibition, these empty spaces will be filled through a process involving invited activists as well as the public. In the process, it is possible that the original museum narrative is challenged or interrupted. Thus, the results of the five working group meetings scheduled are incorporated every few weeks – possibly also for the purpose of deconstruction.
In six themed spaces, contemporary artistic positions together with historical artefacts guide the viewer through a lively discourse. In the spotlight are Austrian history, particularly Linz, with facts, feelings, experiences, subjective realities and prevailing attitudes. The exhibition also sees itself as an opportunity to encounter other perspectives with curiosity and to challenge fixed attributions.
Artists
Elisa Andessner, Comfort Arthur, Laurien Bachmann, Ingrid Bartel, Linda Bilda, Jules Boho, Eva Bosch, Sarah Braid, Julia Bugram, Gloria Dimmel, Astrid Esslinger, VALIE EXPORT, April Fowlow, Beatrice Frasl, freundinnen der kunst, Margit Greinöcker, Ursula Guttmann, Conny Habbel, Renate Hinterkörner, Rebekka Hochreiter, Dagmar Höss, Verena Hofer, Susanne Jirkuff, Birgit Jürgenssen, Judith Kaltenböck, Jakob Lena Knebl, Paul Kranzler, Auguste Kronheim, Viktoria Krug, Dariia Kuzmych, Maria Lassnig, Melanie Ludwig, Gerlinde Miesenböck, Melanie Moser, Silke Müller, Margit Palme, Marga Persson, Monika Pichler, Dorothea Priglinger, Lisa Reiter, Annerose Riedl, Gerlinde Ruprecht, Stefanie Sargnagel, Helga Schager, Katja Seifert, Talin Seigmann, Sophia Süßmilch, Adriana Torres Topaga, Iv Toshain, Violetta Wakolbinger, Coco Wasabi, Betty Wimmer
Fem*Stamp Pass 5+1
Get your stamp pass with which you can visit the exhibition a total of six times and experience the development process. As a reward, you will receive a booklet at the end of the exhibition! Available at the Nordico box office.
Frauengruppe Zu-Flucht – ein gemeinsam gestalteter Raum
Das „Linzbüro im Wandel“ im zweiten Stock wurde und wird im Lauf der Ausstellung vom Frauenprojekt 2:0 des Vereins Zu-Flucht gestaltet. Ein Raum in dem geflüchtete Frauen ihre Stimme sichtbar machen und die Besucher*innen einladen darüber nachzudenken, wer in der Stadt spricht, wessen Stimmen und Sprachen gehört werden und wie wir lernen können einander zuzuhören.
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| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 05.02 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 12.02 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sat 18.02 | Workshop: Media artist mothers The workshop Where are the media artist mothers? is an initiative to collectively engage the participants around issues arising for (media) artists after becoming mothers/parents – ranging from conceptual changes in their work to institutional awareness regarding their needs. | 2:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Sun 19.02 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 26.02 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 05.03 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 12.03 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 19.03 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 26.03 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 02.04 | Guided tour through „What the Fem*?“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”). *German only | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
Video
#Insight: What the Fem*?
Schools & kindergartens
The Nordico Stadtmuseum offers pupils of all school levels the ideal framework for learning about the history of the city. Our methods are oriented towards dialogical, self-discovering and research-based learning and are based on the realities of the pupils’ lives. Our goal is to perceive history as connected to the present and everyday culture and to convey what it means that a museum tells history(s) through objects. Therefore, especially for younger pupils, imagination and the telling of their own stories play an important role.