The Allen County Museum is hosting a new exhibit titled "The Art of Domesticity," highlighting the activities that a 19th- or 20th-century woman would do in the home
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Domesticity is defined as the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated along with domestic activities of life.
The show is a combination of current museum artifacts and the artwork of five contemporary female artists that show how decorative arts were intertwined in a woman's life at home.
The Allen County Museum is hosting a new exhibit titled "The Art of Domesticity," highlighting the activities that a 19th- or 20th-century woman would do in the home. Things like knitting, porcelain painting, weaving, and more. Many of those can now be seen as fine arts. The show is a combination of current museum artifacts and the artwork of five contemporary female artists that show how decorative arts were intertwined in a woman's life at home.
The exhibit opens on August 17, 2024, and runs through November 10, 2024, during museum hours.
"That whole idea of making the domesticated space. This is a very nice, calm place to live. And so that's kind of where we came up with domesticity. But then also the art of it. So it's not only the space that's created, but it's the objects put into that space as well as the contemporary objects that we still see artists using the same materials today," said Christine Fowler Shearer, director of the Allen County Museum.
The exhibit opens on August 17, 2024, and runs through November 10, 2024, during museum hours. There will be an artists' reception on Friday, September 20, 2024. The museum is also offering classes in various domestic arts for $15 per person. Go to the museum's website at https://allencountymuseum.org/ for dates and times. The Allen County Museum is located at 620 W Market St, Lima, OH 45801.
