Art She Crafted presents and celebrates the ways women around the world, from ancient times to the present, have shaped art and culture. Their names are often absent from dominant art history. This exhibition brings to light the vital role women have played across all eras and continents in the development of artistic and cultural movements. It demonstrates their structural contributions to periods of cultural flourishing. In doing so, class also becomes evident: not all women had equal access to artistic opportunities or resources.
This exhibition runs from January 16 until September 27, 2026.
Guest curator Rajae El Mouhandiz selected dozens of stories: spanning from paintings and manuscripts to textiles, fashion, design, photography and installations. These works reveal the indispensable role women have played, despite systemic exclusion, as makers, patrons, collectors, donors and innovators. Art She Crafted invites visitors to revisit art history through the eyes of women.
On view at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam from January 16, 2026.
