The exhibition opened to the public on November 30, 2024  Women of their word , curated by Maria Garganté, art historian, professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Ateneu Universitari Sant Pacià (AUSP), which visitors can find in Room 28 on Floor 1 of the Frederic Marès Museum.

The aim of the exhibition is to vindicate the use of the word from a feminine universe, starting from the modern era (16th to 18th centuries) and with specific dialogues with contemporaneity. This thesis and some women who "took the word" are the protagonists: the writing of Saint Teresa of Jesus, the transmission of the word and the knowledge of Saint Anne to Mary, the Immaculate as a symbol of wisdom, the concealment and denial of the word exemplified in the figure of Mary Magdalene and the mediation of the word in the mouth of the sibyls.

Women of their word highlights the need to draw up a genealogy of authors who become references and authority; to vindicate the importance of the maternal symbolic order and make visible the concealment and discredit that the feminine word has suffered from history, literature and biblical or mythological stories. Take "not to lose" the word.

Exhibited piece in the Patio Showcase:

Frederic Marès and Deulovol (Portbou, 1893 - Barcelona, ​​1991)

Immaculate Conception (sketch)

Around 1939

Terracotta

Date : From November 29, 2024 to May 25, 2025

Place : Showcase of the Patio

Schedule : Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a. m. To 7 p. m.; Sundays and holidays, 11am-8pm; Monday closed, except holidays.

Price : Free