1 theme, 8 locations, 10 exhibitions

The flower is desired, loved, and traded. It is regarded as a symbol of peace, the fragility of life, and enlightenment. These and other facets serve as the starting point for the Universalmuseum Joanneum and the Kunsthaus Graz to present the full spectrum of the flower in 2026.

Artists in exile, as well as artists with migrant or diasporic backgrounds, have significantly shaped European cultural history, yet remain underrepresented in institutions and archives. According to Mathilde Provansal, only around 30% of works exhibited in European museums are by women artists and this proportion is even lower when gender is considered alongside migration or ethnicity.

BRIDGE addresses this gap through a two-year collaboration between City of Women (Ljubljana), Kunsthaus Graz, and AWARE (Paris). Bringing together research, artistic production, exhibitions, and publications, the project aims to make diverse voices visible and strengthen the presence of women and non-binary artists with experiences of exile, migration, or diaspora within the European art landscape.