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MEET THE CURATOR – JAVIER GIMENO-MARTINEZ

23.03.2025

Guided tour of the exhibition Untold Stories – Women Designers in Belgium 1880-1980 with Javier Gimeno-Martinez, co-curator of the exhibition. 

Javier Gimeno-Martínez is an associate professor of design history and theory at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research interest encompasses issues of national identity and displacement as related to design. His articles have been published in academic journals such as Journal of Design History, Design Issues, Design and Culture, The Burlington Magazine and Urban Studies. He is the author of the books Design and National Identity (Bloomsbury Academic, 2016) and Design History and Culture. Methods and Approaches (Routledge, 2025). He is a member of the International Committee for Design History and Design Studies (ICDHS). 

 

Practical information 

Where: Design Museum Brussels 

When: 23.03.2025 at 2pm 

Duration: 1h 

Language: EN 

Price: The guided tour is included in the price of the ticket (to buy on site) 

Information: [email protected] / 02 669 49 21 

 

On the occasion of the exhibition Untold Stories – Women Designers in Belgium 1880-1980, the Design Museum Brussels invites you to discover the exhibition in the company of the curators, Marjan Sterckx, Katarina Serulus, and Javier Gimeno-Martinez. These tours provide a moment of dialogue about the theme of the exhibition and the female designers presented within. 

 

Programme: 

  • 08.12.2024 – 2:00 PM – Dutch: Marjan Sterckx
  • 19.01.2025 – 2:00 PM – English: Katarina Serulus
  • 23.03.2025 – 2:00 PM – English: Javier Gimeno-Martinez