On Saturday 7 June at 3pm, we will celebrate the opening of the exhibition Women as Technology. You are cordially invited.
Women as technology
Why do virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa and Cortana often have a woman’s name and ditto voice? Why was the computing power of computers in the 1940s expressed in girl hours? And should we be worried about the development of sex robots and AI girlfriends?
The Women as Technology exhibition explores the intersection of femininity and technology through pole-dancing robots, quasi-erotic anatomical models and kitchens designed especially for women. Meet ELIZA, the first therapeutic chatbot from the 1960s, or Nancy, the stitching lady robot from 1910 who gracefully blinks her eyes and chastely crosses her ankles.
Through more than 200 objects, the exhibition shows that technology is rarely neutral and always reflects prevailing social views, especially when it comes to women. Women as Technology is an exhibition for tech fanatics, feminists, design lovers and anyone who has ever wondered why technology is really such a man’s thing.
Programme
14.30 Walk-in
15.00 Opening and introduction by director Timo de Rijk and curator Anne-Karlijn van Kesteren
15.30 Visit exhibition
15.30 – 17.30 Workshop ‘Making cyborg wear’
15.30 Guided tour by curator Anne-Karlijn van Kesteren
16.15 Talkshow with some members of the sounding board group Women as Technology
17.00 Guided tour by curator Anne-Karlijn van Kesteren
17.30 End of programme
Will we see you there?
You are welcome to attend the opening of Women as Technology. We do ask you to register using this form. By registering, you agree to be photographed.
Thanks to
Women as Technology is made possible with the financial support of the municipality of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the province of North Brabant, the Mondriaanfonds, the Cultuurfonds, the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, ASML x BrabantC, Stichting De Zaaier, the Friends, Members and Patrons of the museum and Club Design.