Ecological thinking and art centers. The exhibition Feminisms!

Abstract

Within the rich universe of temporary exhibitions, we live in a make-and-undo. Most of the world's museums and cultural centers, and especially art museums, allocate one or more rooms to schedule a series of exhibitions each season, with start and finishing dates. The architecture of these exhibitions is based on the concept of constructing to deconstruct. This ephemeral nature or “expiration” requires giving consideration to the impact of constructing the spaces that host the travelling works of art. Temporary exhibitions that create permanent waste must be avoided. In this summary, we will look at a specific case study, the Feminisms! display at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona and will examine the concept of sustainability in temporary art exhibitions.