Gender Museum Denmark
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| Established | 1982 |
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| Location | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Website | konmuseum.dk/ |
KØN - Gender Museum Denmark, formerly Kvindemuseet (Women's Museum), is a history museum in Aarhus, Denmark focused on the cultural history of gender and sexuality in Denmark.[1] KØN was originally founded on 31 October 1982 as a women's history museum, and since 1984 has been housed in the former Aarhus City Hall, built in 1857.[2]
Background
[edit | edit source]In 2016, the museum's thematic focus was expanded to encompass issues of gender and sexuality in the broadest sense, and as a result of that, the museum's name was changed to KØN (Gender in English) in February 2021.[3] The museum is spread over 3.5 floors, with 1200m² of exhibition space. There is also a café and bakery at KØN. In the 1990s, the museum created the Mathilde Fibiger Garden, a public space alongside the museum for hosting outdoor events. The museum was also further expanded in 2005.[1][4] Their permanent exhibitions highlight women's role in democracy, gender roles, sexual education, the #MeToo movement, the Red Stocking Movement, and also highlight the history of the building in which the museum is based.[5][6]
As of 2012, the museum operated on a budget of DKK 10 million from state, municipal and private funding.[7] In addition to its permanent and temporary exhibitions, KØN provides educational outreach programs.[8] In 2014, the Aarhus municipality approved an annual grant of DKK 500,000 to KØN to teach sex education, gender equality and democracy to schoolchildren.[9][4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b KØN - Gender Museum Denmark: About KØN (in Danish)
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- ^ KØN - Gender Museum Denmark: Museum's History (in Danish)
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- ^ KØN - Gender Museum Denmark: Teaching (in Danish)
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Further reading
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External links
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