The Women of Hirschenstraße at the Museum of Women's Culture: Women's biographies as city history in Fürth

The Women of Hirschenstraße: An exhibition that renders city history from a female perspective

At the Museum of Women's Culture Regional - International in Fürth, The Women of Hirschenstraße opens an art experience that connects historical research, cultural education, and perspectives on female life worlds. The guided tour with curator Prof. Gaby Franger leads into an exhibition that makes visible the houses, biographies, and social realities along a single street. The exhibition runs in the Museum of Women's Culture Regional - International at Hirschenstraße 16 and focuses on women who shaped the urban landscape, yet remained invisible in official memory for a long time. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/die-frauen-der-hirschenstrasse-1100-06-03-2027-438086/))

Female city history as a quest for traces

The exhibition tells of women as homeowners, tenants, entrepreneurs, traders, workers, activists, and artists. This diversity of voices constitutes the charm of the exhibition: Not the grand gesture, but the precise examination of historical life stories is at the center. Thus, an exhibition emerges that places everyday history, social dynamics, and cultural memory in a clear art and cultural historical context. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/die-frauen-der-hirschenstrasse-1100-06-03-2027-438086/))

The curator's perspective

Prof. Gaby Franger guides the tour focusing on the connection between architecture, biography, and societal development. The Museum of Women's Culture Regional - International has been working for years with historical, sociological, and ethnological perspectives and, as the first women's museum in Bavaria, is an important place for cultural education. The current exhibition fits into a curatorial line that understands women's lives not as an afterthought but as a central theme of the museum. ([tourismus-fuerth.de](https://www.tourismus-fuerth.de/poi/museum-frauenkultur-regional-international-100037014/))

Spatial effect, memory, and aesthetic experience

The atmosphere of the exhibition promises no loud staging but a concentrated approach to urban space and history. Especially in a museum that relies on research, publications, and mediation, the special strength emerges from the connection of knowledge and perception. Visitors experience an exhibition that poses questions to the present: Who writes history? Who remains visible? And how can life traces be read in an urban structure? ([tourismus-fuerth.de](https://www.tourismus-fuerth.de/poi/museum-frauenkultur-regional-international-100037014/))

Guided tour, admission, and visitation

The admission fee for the appointment on June 28, 2026, is 3 euros, reduced 2 euros. The museum is not barrier-free. The opening and guided tour times of the house, as well as accompanying offers, make the visit particularly attractive for culture-interested guests, groups, and school classes. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/die-frauen-der-hirschenstrasse-1100-06-03-2027-438086/))

Conclusion: The Women of Hirschenstraße is an exhibition for all who wish to experience city history, women's biographies, and museum mediation in depth. Those who want to see Fürth's past from a new, thoughtful, and touching perspective should attend this guided tour live. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/die-frauen-der-hirschenstrasse-1100-06-03-2027-438086/))

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Sources:

• City of Fürth - The Women of Hirschenstraße
• Tourism Fürth - Museum of Women's Culture Regional-International
• Women in One World - Museum and Exhibitions
• Women in One World - Homepage