Hittisau Women's Museum

Hittisau Women's Museum (German: Frauenmuseum Hittisau) is a museum in Hittisau, Austria, devoted to women. It was founded in 2000[1] and is the only museum of its kind in the country.[2]

Hittisau Women's Museum
Frauenmuseum Hittisau
Established2000
LocationHittisau, Vorarlberg, Austria
DirectorStefania Pitscheider Soraperra
Websitehttps://www.frauenmuseum.at/index.php?cat=1

The museum displays the cultural achievements of women – particularly from the local Bregenzerwald region – through exhibitions, cultural events, teaching activities for children, presentations and workshops.[3][4][5]

It is part of the International Association of Women's Museums (IAWM).[6]

The museum won the 2017 Austrian Museum Award.[7]

Architecture

The museum occupies the upper floor of the Feuerwehrhaus und Kulturhaus ("Fire Brigade House and Culture House"), which was built from 1998 to 2000 by the local authorities. The local fire brigade occupies the large basement, there is a seminar room on the ground floor, and a local brass band is also based here.[1] The upper section is made of wood (local silver fir), and the building has a large glass frontage.[8]

The building received several architectural prizes, including the national architecture award "Österreichischer Bauherrenpreis" (2000),[9] the "Vorarlberger Hypo-Bauherrenpreis" (2001) in the category Municipal buildings, the "Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis" (2001) as well as the first prize in the category Public cultural and recreational facilities in the national competition "Human-friendly constructing" (2002).[10]

  • Hittisau Women's Museum – architecture
  • Glass front of the building

See also

Notes
  1. Concerning a Women's Museum in a rural region Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Elisabeth Stöckler, founder. (in English)
  2. Diskussion um Hittisauer Frauenmuseum Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ORF, 8 January 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2010. (in German)
  3. Frauenmuseum Hittisau: Österreichs erstes Frauenmuseum Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine State of Vorarlberg. (in German)
  4. Aktivitäten des frauenmuseums 2000/2001/2002 Museum program. (in German)
  5. Frauenmuseum Municipality of Hittisau. (in German)
  6. www.frauenmuseum.at https://www.frauenmuseum.at/index.php?cat=18. Retrieved 2019-08-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. www.frauenmuseum.at https://www.frauenmuseum.at/index.php?cat=14. Retrieved 2019-08-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Frauenmuseum Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Description of the building. (in German)
  9. Bauherrenpreise 1967 bis 2007 Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Award winners 1967–2007. (in German)
  10. www.frauenmuseum.at https://www.frauenmuseum.at/index.php?cat=4&page=6. Retrieved 2019-08-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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