The Netherlands Van Abbemuseum in eindhoven, and the Museum Arnhem and the Fries Museum in leeuwarden, working with a quota for the acquisition and presentation of women artists, with a show Friday, according to research by the Volkskrant.
For the study, a total of 28 museums, with a collection of questions. Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, one of the three museums, which are not vrouwenquotum use, but it does have an explicit policy on the historic imbalance between men and women in their collections and to restore it.
Seventeen of the other museums, I would love to have more of a balance to strive for, but a formulation that does not mean their plans are. The five remaining museums, including the Rijksmuseum in amsterdam is not the purpose for the acquisition or exhibition of women’s art. “We would like to draw the attention to the role of women in the creation of art, and collections,” says Rijksmuseum director, Taco Dibbits is increasing.
as The Van abbe museum had been working on a vrouwenquotum the amount of acquired art, but it is fit that, in order to maintain a balance to continue to improve. “We have a policy to have half of the acquisitions budget to devote to the work of women,” says executive director Charles Esche. “Just strike a balance and not be in the money, we find that men still get the lion’s share were.”
as Each explored the museum, it is an average of about 17 per cent of the collection was made by a woman. The number of works of art is the figure of 28 per cent. Furthermore, the research shows that, particularly in the city centre of the older arts struggle to find a balance between the work of men and women.
