MoMu Dream Visit: GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Begin-in-Between

It is not so much the content that is at the heart of our 'Dream Visit', but the experience: learning to look and using your imagination, while focussing on materials and colours. Through play, we will explore the various garments and themes from the exhibition and the pupils will be invited to reflect, draw and actively participate.

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.