In a Woman-Centred Perspective
One of the strategic lines of the Museu d’Art de Girona in recent years has been to highlight the role of women in art and history. This commitment is reflected in various initiatives, including a specific itinerary within the permanent collection, educational activities, the dissemination of women artists present in the Museum’s collection, and the programming of exhibitions that incorporate a gender perspective.
With this set of actions, the Museu d’Art de Girona reaffirms its commitment to giving voice and visibility to women in the history of art, offering new perspectives and interpretations that enrich our cultural heritage.
El Museu d’Art de Girona un dona la benvinguda a un itinerari “En clau de dona”. Una visita comentada a la col·lecció permanent del museu, en clau de gènere, que vol posar en valor i difondre el paper de la dona al llarg del temps i com l’art n’ha estat un reflex. Al llarg d’aquest recorregut repassarem la presència femenina a les obres de l’exposició permanent. La guia s’ha elaborat a partir d’estudis i comentaris elaborat per tres especialistes en recerca sobre les dones en àmbits i sobretot en períodes diferents de l’art i la història.
L’itinerari comença a les sales del Romànic i el Gòtic. Els comentaris que escoltareu en aquestes seccions estan basats en la recerca de Teresa Vinyoles, historiadora medievalista, professora de la Universitat de Barcelona, cofundadora del Centre de Recerca de Dones Duoda i directora científica del Diccionari Biogràfic de Dones.
El segon tram de l’itinerari cobreix el Renaixement i el Barroc. La nostra guia per a aquests períodes ha estat Sílvia Canalda, historiadora de l’art especialitzada en l’estudi de la imatge religiosa en època moderna i professora de la Universitat de Barcelona.
El tercer tram de l’itinerari, en què saltem al segle 19 i arribem fins als primers anys del segle 20, parteix dels comentaris d’Elina Norandi, historiadora de l’art especialitzada en perspectiva de gènere i professora de l’Escola Superior d’Art i Disseny Llotja de Barcelona.
Itinerary “In Terms of Women”
The itinerary “In Terms of Women” is a guided visit to the Museum’s permanent collection that offers a gender-focused reading, highlighting the presence of women in the works and how art has reflected this over time. It has been developed in collaboration with three specialists in research on women in the history of art: Teresa Vinyoles, medieval historian, professor at the University of Barcelona, co-founder of the Duoda Women’s Research Centre and scientific director of the Biographical Dictionary of Women; Sílvia Canalda, art historian specialising in the study of religious imagery in the modern period and professor at the University of Barcelona; and Elina Norandi, art historian specialising in gender perspective and professor at the Llotja School of Art and Design in Barcelona.
The itinerary includes the Romanesque and Gothic rooms, the Renaissance and Baroque, and extends to the 19th and 20th centuries. You can discover a selection through our audiovisual materials, as well as listen to the Audio Guide for “In Terms of Women”.
In addition, we periodically offer guided tours at the Museum in a woman-centred perspective.
Romanesque and Gothic
Renaissance and Baroque
19th and 20th centuries
Check the upcoming activities:
Toni Monturiol, conservador del Museu d’Art, ens explica les històries amagades darrera l’enigmàtic personatge femení pintat per Josep Berga i Boada “Una dona a la terrassa d’un cafè” (c. 1913-1915), una exquisida aquarel·la del segle XX.
Temporary Exhibitions from a Gender Perspective
The Museu d’Art de Girona has dedicated several exhibitions to the figure of women in art, both through individual and collective exhibitions that review their representation in different periods and contexts. Some of the most notable exhibitions have been:
Roser Bru. Overcoming Distance
Esclats d’un instant, 70s and 90s
Feresa de silenci. Women Artists in the Magazine Feminal (1907–1917)
Celso Lagar and Hortense Bégué. The Catalan Years (1915–1918)
From Paris to Girona. Mela Muter and Polish Artists in Catalonia
Olga Sacharoff: painting, poetry, emancipation
Educational Activities from a Gender Perspective
The Museu d’Art de Girona offers educational activities that focus on a gender perspective. One of them is Women Were There Too, a proposal that invites visitors to discover the role of women in the history of art and to reflect on their representation and invisibility.
The Museum also highlights the work of women artists present in the md’A collection. In this section, you can explore the works of various creators that form part of the collection, thus contributing to making their trajectory and legacy visible.
