Museums in Equality

Abstract

I Museums originally reflected the culture of their age and a dominant patriarchal logic that deprived female artists of recognition and visibility. These were times when the aesthetic cannon followed androcentric patterns, being the qualities of genius attributed only to men. Such inequality, perpetuated over the centuries, rendered the contributions of women to art and culture insufficiently known. For this reason, it is necessary to analyze the ideological component that has long dominated world art history and still hampers the conditions in which female artists distribute and exhibit their works in museums, galleries, and art centers. In this context, it is worth mentioning the participation of the trans-media public art campaign #EqualityPortal and the creation of the MAV Tool for Self-Diagnosis for Equality in Museums and Art Centers in which the gender perspective is required in museum management as an example of good practice and of a truly democratic culture