MoMu Connect: GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being-in-Between

Discover the temporary exhibition GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being-in-Between with a MoMu guide who encourages dialogue instead of the traditional monologue. This exhibition is about girls, but is inspiring for everyone. Together with the guide, you will explore girlhood and the beautiful, complex and emotional journey of growing up. We dream about who we want to be when we grow up.

What does it mean to be a girl? What is girlhood? And how does the idea of ‘the girl’ continue to influence visual culture and fashion? You get a glimpse into the lives of girls, discovering the clothing, identity, and rebelliousness of teenage girls, as well as the perspectives of some artists and designers on their own childhoods through photos, clothing, art and film.

GIRLS is about daughters, sisters, and friendship. About boredom, rebellion and growing up. The imagination is stimulated by various viewing boxes for children or by peeking into some bedrooms, where you can fantasize together about what your own room will look like in a few years or how it once was!

With work by: Louise Bourgeois, Veronique Branquinho, Jim Britt, Chopova Lowena, Sofia Coppola, Edgar Degas, Jenny Fax, Robert Gober, Lauren Greenfield, Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Iris Häussler, Nancy Honey, Roni Horn, Fumiko Imano, Jas Knight, Sofia Lai, Eimear Lynch, Martin Margiela, Alice Neel, Meret Oppenheim, Frida Orupabo, Simone Rocha, Nancy Steiner, Leticia Valverdes, Jenny Watson, Arisa Yoshioka, and many more.