Delve into "Las hijas de Felipe: Cosas tenidas por pequeñeces," an exhibition at the Museo del Romanticismo. This unique display, curated by Selina Blasco and Patricia Molins, shines a light on the intricate world of 19th-century feminine domestic labor. Explore a rich selection of textile art, from delicate embroidery to personal daguerreotypes, revealing the intimacy and social fabric of the era's bourgeoisie. The exhibit offers a fresh perspective on historical artifacts often overlooked.
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This exhibition, "Cosas tenidas por pequeñeces" (Things held as trifles), showcases a selection of the museum's textile collections through a new perspective. It highlights the domestic productions and feminine labors of 19th-century bourgeoisie, featuring pieces from embroidery to daguerreotypes that reflect the era's intimacy, education, and leisure.
The exhibition "Las hijas de Felipe. “Cosas tenidas por pequeñeces”", curated by Selina Blasco and Patricia Molins, re-evaluates the museum's textile collections, drawing inspiration from the 19th-century notion that "things held as trifles" significantly influenced human happiness, even more than great discoveries or heroic deeds. The exhibition delves into the feminine productions and labors within the 19th-century bourgeoisie's domestic sphere. It prominently features a diverse array of mostly textile pieces—including embroidery, drawings, daguerreotypes, and applications of hair, shells, and flowers—that encapsulate the intimacy, education, leisure, and sentiments of women from that period. Many of these exceptionally delicate works, some previously unseen, have been restored specifically for this display. The exhibition is further enriched by numerous references to historical texts, testimonials, and annotations found in public digital collections. These include excerpts from "Manual de señoritas o Arte para aprender cuantas habilidades constituyen el verdadero mérito de las mujeres" (1827), "La dama elegante: manual práctico y completísimo del buen tono y del buen orden doméstico" by María del Pilar Sinués (1880), and "Relación que hizo de su viaje por España la señora Condesa D'Aulnoy" (1679). Additional texts featured are "La casa de muñecas" by Rosario de Acuña (1888), Benito Pérez Galdós' "La de Bringas" (1884), and P. Luis Coloma's "Pequeñeces" (1890), alongside Joaquina García Balmaseda's "La mujer laboriosa" (1877). This exhibition is part of the larger project "Memoria, tejidos, museos. Los barrios bajos de la atención," which aims to re-examine national museum textile collections from a contemporary viewpoint through collaborations between artists and museum technicians.
Access is included with the museum's general admission ticket. The exhibition has been extended until October 5th.
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