AIM — Engage in Dialogues · 2026
A research and exchange project between TAM Museum, Berlin and İzmir Museum of Painting and Sculpture — uncovering the invisible histories of women artists who worked across both countries.
The Problem
Women artists who worked between Turkey and Germany remain largely invisible — in collections, in research, in public discourse.
Context
Their contributions remain marginalised in museum collections, academic research, and public discourse. This represents not only a cultural heritage gap, but a missed opportunity to understand the rich transnational exchanges that shaped modern art in both regions.
By identifying "visibility gaps" — missing documentation, incomplete biographical context, absent exhibition histories — this project aims to research and present transcultural biographies embedded in different historiographical traditions.
The collaboration focuses on how museums can address gender assumptions at the intersection of transculturality, with curatorial sensitivity.
The Partnership
TAM Museum in Berlin and İzmir Museum of Painting and Sculpture join forces for the first time — across languages, institutions, and historiographical traditions.
The Journey
What We're Building
4 to 6 in-depth case files on women artists with Turkey–Germany transcultural biographies. Each file examines how these artists were documented, collected, and narrated — and where critical gaps remain.
A compact, open-access resource including examples, checklists, and reusable workflows. Designed to help curatorial, documentation, and education teams apply a gender-aware lens to their own collections.
A hybrid public and professional event in November 2026 — bringing together curators, art historians, artists, and educators from both countries for a film screening, keynote, and panel discussion.
Save the Date
Save the Date
TAM Museum · Berlin · Hybrid
Open to the public and professional audiences.
Online attendance available.
Public & Professional Dialogue Event
TAM Museum hosts a two-day hybrid event in Berlin — the culmination of nine months of research, exchange, and collaboration between Germany and Türkiye.
Contextualizing Women Artists:
A Turkish–German Dialogue
April – December 2026
Funded within the framework of AIM's "Engage in Dialogues" programme
2026