Opening Programme of Kumu's new Great Hall Exhibition "Who Is Afraid of Motherhood?"

From 6 November, Kumu Art Museum presents the new international group exhibition "Who Is Afraid of Motherhood?" in the Great Hall. On Saturday, 7 November, we invite you to explore the new exhibition as a part of opening programme at artist- and curator-led exhibition tours in Estonian and English, a panel discussion and a workshop.

The programme includes the following events:

12:00 Artist and Curator Tour of the exhibition "Who Is Afraid of Motherhood?", in Estonian
Participants: the artists Marta Vaarik, Anu Kalm, Brigitta Davidjants and Hanna Piksarv and the curator Eda Tuulberg

13:30–15:00 Workshop "Who Bears the Invisible Burden?", in Estonian
The workshop is led by the Advocacy Expert and Educator of Feministeerium, Greta Roosaar. In collaboration with Feministeerium. NB! Places are limited. Please sign-up here. 

15:00 Panel discussion "Who Is Afraid of Fatherhood?", in Estonian
Participants: director Ivar Murd, historian and music journalist Mark Alexander Ummelas, artist Florian Wahl, and painter and illustrator Fred Kotkas. Moderated by Aleksander Tsapov, the editor-in-chief of Müürileht.

16:30 Artist and Curator Tour of the exhibition "Who Is Afraid of Motherhood?", in English
Participants: the artists Maria Kapajeva, Aliona (Jelena) Šalaj, Lenka Klodová, Hanna Hrabarska, Lilija Dinere, Emilia Rigova, Maija Kurševa, and members of the feminist art collective MATERNAL FANTASIES Isabell Spengler and Magdalena Kallenberger, and the curator Eda Tuulberg

Admission with a museum ticket. Free admission with the annual cards of Art Museum of Estonia and Kumu Art Museum.

These events are a part of the public programme of the exhibition "Who Is Afraid of Motherhood?". The starting point of this exhibition is the conviction that, while motherhood is a deeply personal experience, it is always influenced by the fact that it is also an institution that has been largely shaped by a world operating on unequal terms. At the heart of the exhibition is the tension between personal and social life, and the question of how motherhood might serve as a means to envision and create a more caring society.

The exhibition is open in the Great Hall of Kumu Art Museum until 22 April 2027.

Find more information about the events on Kumu's website here and on Facebook here.