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Künstlerhaus Madlener opens: Women celebrate freedom in art!
On October 27th, 2025, the listed Madlenerhaus in Memmingen opened an exhibition about female artists and initiated a support association.
Künstlerhaus Madlener opens: Women celebrate freedom in art!
The Madlenerhaus, an impressive artists' villa and listed building, recently opened its doors for the event "Women - Life - Freedom: Artists in the Madlenerhaus". The exhibition attracted numerous visitors and thrilled the participants, as the Memmingen Women's Network announced. This great response gave rise to the idea of setting up a support association whose aim is to support the preservation and revitalization of the Madlenerhaus, like the one Allgäu newspaper reported.
But what is behind this impressive project? The support association is intended not only to preserve historical heritage, but also to serve as a platform for contemporary art and culture. The exhibition featured works by a variety of artists. Paintings, ceramics, photography and object art were represented, among other things.
Art for a good cause
An additional highlight of this event was the auction of works of art, where a total of 14 unique pieces were auctioned. The regional and cultural commitment of the Volksbank is demonstrated with a total of 8,000 euros that went to support the Kinderkrebshilfe Münster e.V. The auction concluded the successful exhibition period and made clear the goal of supporting young artists, he said Annual report of Volksbank Münsterland-Nord.
But the consideration of female artists did not only take place in Memmingen. The story of women in art is a story full of hurdles and struggles for recognition and equality. Women were often overlooked or not considered equal to their male colleagues Ars Mundi shows. Throughout the 20th century, women gradually entered art academies, but despite these advances, the underrepresentation of women artists in galleries and museums remains an issue.
A striking example of this is the feminist art movement that emerged in the late 1960s. It was a response to inequality in the art world, and works like those of Frida Kahlo, an icon of the feminist movement, gained posthumous recognition. Yet statistics show that only around 2% of auction proceeds come from works by female artists, a clear indication of existing inequalities in the industry.
The opening of support associations like the Madlenerhaus is a step in the right direction. This not only preserves a unique building, but also creates a space to raise awareness of the achievements of female artists and continue to tell their stories. We can only hope that similar initiatives will sprout up in other cities and that the art scene will become a little fairer.