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Istanbul Gender Museum
Established in 2022, Istanbul Gender Museum designs and realizes physical and virtual exhibition concepts accompanied by museum pedagogy modules, cultural events, publications and alternative communication methods.
The gender equality policy of the museum
Gender equality is the primary working principle of Istanbul Gender Museum.
The museum is an advocate of gender equality goals and obligations under International Human Rights Law (IHRL), the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Istanbul Convention.
GUIDED TOUR-„WE ARE, WE WERE, WE WILL BE – THE STRUGGLE OF KESK WOMEN FOR GENDER EQUALITY“
September 1, 2023, Friday
20:00–20:40
“We Are, We Were, We Will Be – The Struggle of KESK Women for Gender Equality” Free Guided Virtual Tour focuses on KESK’s women who have been engaged in the struggle for over 30 years within the Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions-KESK. While exploring the exhibition, we will collectively contemplate how these KESK women have transformed themselves, their families, their unions, and their workplaces. We will also delve into the reciprocal influence between the independent women’s movement and the women of KESK.
The tour will be in Turkish language only.
Participation is free.
GUIDED TOUR- Seed Sowers, Seedling Planters (Tohum Ekenler, Fide Dikenler)- History of Women+ in the Turkish Left Movement
August 20, 2023, Sunday
20:00–20:40
Join us at the virtual tour in the exhibition Seed Sowers, Seedling Planters (Tohum Ekenler, Fide Dikenler) about the women+ who have contributed to the formation, development and sustainability of leftist politics, actions, ideas and art, in short, the culture of leftist struggle in Turkey.
The tour makes us think about what we know and what we don’t know about women+ in the leftist movement in Turkey.
The tour will be in Turkish language only.
Language: Turkish
GUIDED TOUR- “TIME TO TALK”
August 10, 2023, Thursday
20:00–20:40
If you are curious about interventions in the patriarchal discourse in public space, ensuring visibility of cultural diversity along with feminist demands, and implementing cultural participation, let’s meet at the Istanbul Gender Museum’s virtual exhibition tour: “Time to Talk – Empowering the City with the Voice and Art of Women+”.
Language: Turkish
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