Themed Tour

Around 1900, social gender roles determined who had access to art education. At the same time, there were clear ideas about which forms of expression were considered art. Women* were often directed towards areas such as textiles, ceramics, or illustration. Painting and sculpture, on the other hand, remained male-dominated – a pattern that was also very present at the Bauhaus. In this tour, we aim to question traditional assignments and conventions that continue to shape our understanding of material, medium, and authorship today. We will take textile works and other craft materials as our starting point.

This tour is part of WOMEN ART OPEN 2026, an initiative by Fair Share. We are committed to respectful interaction. Discriminatory behavior has no place at our events.

Tanja-Bianca Schmidt studied art history in a global context. Her focus is on power critique, black identity and postcolonial theory. As a political mediator, she advises various museums in Germany on diversification and decolonisation strategies. She regularly organises workshops on discrimination-sensitive approaches in art history. She is currently doing her PhD in the DFG-funded project “Image Protests on Social Media” at the TU Dresden.

Karen Michelsen Castañón (born in Lima, Peru) is a visual artist, filmmaker and freelance researcher. Her work deals with the way (colonial) histories are told and includes short films, photographs and textiles. She questions how both hegemonic and invisible stories are re-staged in our everyday lives and how this relates to current social events.

Participation in public events is included with museum admission. No advance registration is required.