Dream Rooms:
Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now
Dream Rooms:
Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now
18 Jan 2026
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Environments are artworks in which viewers play an active role, stimulated by objects, light, moving image, and sound as they move through and around the work. They have been a major feature in international art since the mid-twentieth century, laying the groundwork for the immersive experiences that dazzle museum audiences today. However, the important history of this art form is only partially understood, as so many of these groundbreaking works were destroyed after display, and the focus to date has been almost exclusively on male artists.
Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now presents the works of trailblazing women artists whose environments made a lasting impact on the history of visual art, illuminating artworks of the present and offering glimpses into the future. It spans several generations of artists from Asia, Europe, and North and South America, presenting full-scale reproductions of each work. These reconstructions are as close to the originals as possible, developed through research and collaboration with experts and the artists themselves.
The exhibition was conceived and produced by Haus der Kunst München in 2023. For the M+ presentation, the original group of artworks will be augmented by a selection of environments by Asian women artists.
Yamazaki Tsuruko. Red (shape of mosquito net), 1956. Reconstruction National Museum of Art, Osaka, 1985. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Estate of Tsuruko Yamazaki Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Judy Chicago. Feather Room, 1966. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Marta Minujín. ¡Revuélquese y viva!, 1964. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Marta Minujín Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Yamazaki Tsuruko. Red (shape of mosquito net), 1956. Reconstruction National Museum of Art, Osaka, 1985. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Estate of Tsuruko Yamazaki Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Judy Chicago. Feather Room, 1966. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Marta Minujín. ¡Revuélquese y viva!, 1964. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Marta Minujín Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Yamazaki Tsuruko. Red (shape of mosquito net), 1956. Reconstruction National Museum of Art, Osaka, 1985. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Estate of Tsuruko Yamazaki Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Judy Chicago. Feather Room, 1966. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Marta Minujín. ¡Revuélquese y viva!, 1964. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Marta Minujín Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Yamazaki Tsuruko. Red (shape of mosquito net), 1956. Reconstruction National Museum of Art, Osaka, 1985. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Estate of Tsuruko Yamazaki Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Judy Chicago. Feather Room, 1966. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
Marta Minujín. ¡Revuélquese y viva!, 1964. Replica Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023 © Marta Minujín Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Courtesy of Haus der Kunst München
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Special Guided Tour for ‘Dream Rooms’: The Female Gaze
‘Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now’: Opening Day Talks
Family Drop-in: Toddler Morning
Family Drop-in: Move and Flow in Dreamscapes
Family Drop-in: Dream Rhapsody
Family Drop-in: Dreaming in Imagination Playground
Family Drop-in: Dreams and Stories
Young People Meet-Up: Ultimate Stretching
Wellbeing Saturday: Gentle Flow in Dream Rooms
Image at top: Aleksandra Kasuba, Spectral Passage, 1975. Installation view of Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976, Haus der Kunst München, 2023. Photo: Agostino Osio – Alto Piano. Image courtesy of Haus der Kunst München