Programm Of The Conference

Congress in 2009: Women’s Museums worldwide by the Women’s Museum Bonn, Im Krausfeld 10 Wednesday, September 9th In the afternoon: arrival and check in 19:00 h Reception and greeting in the Women’s Museum Bonn Opening of the common exhibition of all women’s museums Opening of the exhibitions of Elvira Bach ‘African Influences’ Greetings by the network “womeninmuseum” Speeches by representatives of Bonn Barbershop-choir, performance Thursday, September 10 th Lectures for professional audience 9:30 – 10:45 h Opening Welcome: Women’s Museum Bonn Inaugural address by the patroness of the congress: Monika Hauser, founder of medica mondial and winner of the alternative Nobel-Prize Greetings by sponsors Coffebreak 11:00 – 12.45 h Womens’s Museums worldwide Report of the women’s museums of Australia, Senegal, Austria and Italy report Lunch 14:30 – 16:15 h Analysis/Discourse Dr. Regina Wonisch: Women’s presentation in German-speaking museums Prof. Annette Kuhn: Survey about women’s issues in German history museums Coffeebreak 16:45 – 18:30 h Womens’s Museums worldwide Report of women’s museums of Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and Ukraine

19:00 Uhr Reception in the historical Cityhall of Bonn by the Lord Mayoress Bärbel Dieckmann Friday, September 11th Lectures for professional audience 9:30 – 11:15 h Examples of the pratice Dr. Elisabeth von Dücker: Inovative aspects of the exhibition „Sexarbeit“ (Sex-Work) Gudrun Koch: How do present ancient goddesses in exhibitions Coffeebreak 11:30 - 12:45 h Womens’s Museums worldwide Report of women’s museum of Vietnam, Germany and Argentina Lunch 14:30 – 16:00 h New developments Prof. Michael Fehr: The development of ‘men’s museums’ Prof. Angelika Ruge-Schatz, officer in ICOM-Germany: Realizing women’s matters in a global museum-scape End of the public part of the conference 18:00 – 20:00 h Shipping on the “romantical” Rhine with regards to women’s history Saturday, September 12th Internal discussion of the women’s museums Fee: 50 Euro Registration until 2009/08/08