International Dialogues in the Museum: One World: Resistance Art for Peace and Development

Jun 5, 2019

Frauen in der Einen Welt  – Women in One World

Museum Frauenkultur Regional – International  Museum Women’s Cultures Regional – International, Fürth, Burgfarrnbach

invites to the

International Dialogues in the Museum: One World: Resistance Art for Peace and Development June 21- June 23, 2019.

Opening of the current exhibition “Rückblick nach Vorne” at the Museum Women’s Cultures Regional – International

The conference takes place in the romantic castle Schloss Burgfarrnbach, the home of our Museum of Women’s Cultures Regional – International, which is situated in the stables of Schloss Burgfarrnbach.

We invited nine artists, scientists and activists from  Egypt, Guatemala, Iran, Japon, North Ireland, Peru, Serbia, Switzerland and Wales to give lectures, have group discussions and workshops.

The conference languages are English and German with simultanious translation in the lectures.

Registration: fidew.pr@gmail.com

There is no fee.  Meals are included. We can help with finding accommodation.

The current exhibition “Rückblick nach Vorne” at the Museum Women’s Cultures Regional – International

Program

International Dialogues in the Museum :

One World: Resistance Art for Peace and Development

June 21 – 23, 2019

Schloss Burgfarrnbach und Marstall von Schloss Burgfarrnbach, 90768 Fürth Burgfarrnachbach

 

Friday, June 21,

17:00 Opening at Celebration hall of castle Burgfarrnbach/Fürth

17:30 Gladys Acosta: CEDAW: In Search of Convergence between Feminist Thought and the Cosmovision of Indigenous Women

18:30 Michiko Saiki: Performance: The Voices of Women. Feminist Vocalizing Piano Project

19:30 Come together and dinner

Saturday, June, 22

10:00 – 10:30 Maissan Hassan: Multi-generational Feminism in the Arab Region: Thoughts on Feminist Cultural Production

10:30 – 11:00: Dijana Milošević: Artist responsibility in Times of Darkness, Violence and Human Suffering

11:00 – 11:30 Mahshad Afshar: Reflexions about Art and its Function for Peace

11:30 – 12:00 Break

12:00 – 13:30 Group discussions with the speakers: Mahshad Afshad, Maissan Hassan and Dijana Milošević

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 – 18:00 Workshops with creative methods theatre, film, music: Dijana Miloševič, Michiko Saiki,  Mahshad Afshad

18:30 Dinner  

Sunday, June 23

10:30 – 11:00 Berit Bliesemann: Biography Work and Textile Art. An Example from the peace process in Colombia                               

11:00 – 11:30 Angelina Aspuac: Ruchajicik ri qana’ojbäl – Safeguarding of our Wisdom

11:30 – 12:00 Break

12:00 – 13:00 Group discussions with Angelina Aspuac and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:30 – 18:00 Textile workshops:

                        Nesa Gschwend (Switzerland): Living Fabrics

                        Roberta Bacic (Chile/Northern Ireland): Conflict Textiles

 

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