Hittisau Women's Museum () is a museum in
Hittisau,
Austria
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, devoted to women. It was founded in 2000
[Concerning a Women's Museum in a rural region]
Elisabeth Stöckler, founder. and is the only museum of its kind in the country.
The museum displays the cultural achievements of women – particularly from the local
Bregenzerwald
The Bregenzerwald (, ) is one of the main regions in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifically the northern flys ...
region – through exhibitions, cultural events, teaching activities for children, presentations and workshops.
It is part of the
International Association of Women's Museums (IAWM).
The museum won the 2017 Austrian Museum Award.
Architecture
The museum occupies the upper floor of the ''Feuerwehrhaus und Kulturhaus'' ("Fire Brigade House and Culture House"), which was built from 1998 to 2000 by the local authorities. The local fire brigade occupies the large basement, there is a seminar room on the ground floor, and a local
brass band
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is also based here.
The upper section is made of wood (local
silver fir
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*''Abies alba'', native to Europe
*''Abies amabilis'', native to western North America
*''Abies pindrow
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), and the building has a large glass frontage.
The building received several architectural prizes, including the national architecture award "
Österreichischer Bauherrenpreis" (2000), the "Vorarlberger Hypo-Bauherrenpreis" (2001) in the category ''Municipal buildings'', the "Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis" (2001) as well as the first prize in the category ''Public cultural and recreational facilities'' in the national competition "Human-friendly constructing" (2002).
See also
*
Bonn Women's Museum
The Bonn Women's Museum () is a women's museum in Bonn, Germany. It was founded in 1981 by Marianne Pitzen (the current director) and an interdisciplinary group of working women, and claims to be the first museum of its kind in the world.
External links
Home pageOfficial website of the International Association of Women's Museums
Notes
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Museums in Vorarlberg
Bregenz District
Museums established in 2000
2000 establishments in Austria
Women's museums in Austria
History museums in Austria
21st-century architecture in Austria