Reframing Domesticity: Food and Public Engagement in a Women’s Museum

Description

This presentation analyses how food and drink, as part of a wider policy of feminist hospitality, can be used to engage marginalised groups in museums. Through a case study of a women’s museum in the UK – including interviews with staff, members of museum networks, volunteers and visitors – it demonstrates the role of food and drink in fostering a sense of welcome, inclusivity, shared identity and community in a museum environment. Food-related practices traditionally associated with femininity or domesticity were reframed in this space through a notion of feminist hospitality which aimed to combat wider social inequalities through everyday actions like offering a cup of tea to museum visitors.

Period	5 May 2022 → 6 May 2022
Event title	Feminist and Queer Perspectives on Food
Event type	Workshop
Location	Vienna, AustriaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International