Avant-garde women. The Ladies Residence

02/12/2015. Exhibition. [MAD] Spain. 01.12.2015 > 27.03.2016
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA.

On December 1st the exhibition "Women at the forefront. The Residence of Young ladies in their centenary (1915-1936)" was inaugurated at the Students Residence of Madrid. You can visit it until March 27th next year.

Maths class at the Ladies Residence. Photography published at Crónica Magazine, 2nd march 1930. Avant-garde women exhibition. Image courtesy of Acción Cultural Española and Residencia de Estudiantes. Click above to see larger image.

Maths class at the Ladies Residence. Photography published at Crónica Magazine, 2nd march 1930. Avant-garde women exhibition. Image courtesy of Acción Cultural Española and Residencia de Estudiantes. Click above to see larger image.

Foster Laboratory of the Ladies Residence, around 1930. Avant-garde women exhibition. Image courtesy of Instituto Internacional de Madrid. Click above to see larger image.

Ladies Residence living room in Fortuny St., 30, Madrid headquarters, around 1923. Avant-garde women exhibition. Image courtesy of Acción Cultural Española and Residencia de Estudiantes. Click above to see larger image.

Students at the Ladies Residence. Avant-garde women exhibition. Image courtesy of Acción Cultural Española and Residencia de Estudiantes.

Residents of the roof of the Ladies Residence, 1930-1931. Avant-garde women exhibition. Phtography © Archivo familiar Bonet Rosado.

Cover of "Lo popular en la plástica española a través de mi obra", of Maruja Mallo, Buenos Aires, Losada, 1939. Avant-garde women exhibition. Image courtesy of Residencia de Estudiantes

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid present this exhibition, organized by the curators José Garcia-Velasco, Almudena de la Cueva and Margarita Márquez Padorno, commemorates the centenary of the opening of the Ladies Residence of Madrid. The building, which housed the female equivalent of the well-known Residencia de Estudiantes, despite having not been sufficiently valued during the XXth century, represented one of the main Spanish benchmark in the progress and Europeanisation of the Spanish society at the time.

The Ladies Residence, promoted from the late nineteenth century by the men and women of the Intitución de Libre Enseñanza, allowed many women of the time the possibility, previously non-existent, of a high level of professional development, even equating the man's one. This institution was one of the main organizations that placed Spain as one of the most advanced countries in the aspect within its European context. The exhibition recollects the legacy of the institution and resumes its adventorous path, to promote its knowledge, so far in the background, among the general public.

CREDITS.-

Curators.- José García-Velasco (curator of the centenary of the Students Residence), Almudena de la Cueva, Margarita Márquez Padorno.
Artistic Advice.- Idoia Murga.
Design, technical coordination and staging management.- Erik de Giles.
Graphics.- Montse Lago.
Documentation.- Alfredo Valverde.
Audiovisuals.- Javier García, Fernando de Giles.
Organization.- Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Residencia de Estudiantes.

Location.- Students Residence of Madrid. 21-23 Pinar St. 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Dates.- from 01.12.2015 to 27.03.2016.
Opening hours.- Monday to Saturday from 11.00 to 20.00. Sundays and festivities from 11.00 to 15.00.
Fees.- Free entrance.