The past several years have seen a surge of interest at museums in women artists and women in the art world. It is now five years since the Rijksmuseum launched the project Women of the Rijksmuseum, which aims to redress the gender balance in the collection and the stories told by the museum. This “catch-up” is more than justified, but how can this increased attention for women be structurally embedded in museum practice?

“The permanent presence of work by women in the Gallery of Honor is now standard policy. There are always at least three paintings by women on display there. And it’s clearly necessary: many visitors are still surprised to see that there were women artists in the seventeenth century – and very good ones at that.” (…) Continue reading…

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Last month’s feature was Interview with Patrons for Life Joseph and Jana Roussel by Maartje Beekman and Rosalie van Gulick. To browse all features, visit codart.nl/features.