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Discover where art touches your world.
Meet this blind writer who championed women's rights and the abolition of slavery around 1800.
Red shoes are never just a fashion choice; they represent power, vanity, seduction and rebellion. Discover what shoes can say without uttering a word.
Looking at art may seem neutral. But who is actually looking, and who is being looked at? Women are often the ones being looked at, while men do the looking. And your gaze? That isn't neutral either. Why is that?
In the Centraal Museum’s collection, you’ll find women who speak out against oppression and inequality. Their stories show what the fight for rights looks like—and who is often overlooked in that struggle.
Renée Sintenis blurred gender boundaries through her body, art and clothing. From muse to maker: how did she shape her identity in clay?
This is Han Schröder, daughter of Truus Schröder. She grew up in the Rietveld Schröder House and later – like her mother – pursued a career as an architect.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Vivienne Westwood used her punk style to rebel against conventional fashion and traditional ideas of femininity. 50 years later, conservatism strikes back harder than ever: with the tradwife.
Over the course of 300 years, the silhouette of women’s clothing changes completely. These changing shapes are more than trends: they reflect society’s expectations of women’s bodies and lives.
