Review Archives - Girl Museum

Barbie Comes to London: Design Museum Exhibition Review

Sep 30, 2024 | 0 comments

The original 1959 Barbie on display. Photo by Scarlett Evans. The world descended into Barbie-mania last year, with Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated film starring the leggy blonde doll who’s been the staple of children’s homes since the 1950s. It...

Eve: A Review

Jan 31, 2024 | 1 comment

Thoughts on Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. Cat Bohannon was a life-drawing model. She seemed to enjoy it. It was money and she used it not just to be observed unclothed, but to observe those who were drawing her. I could write...

Review of Barbie: The Movie, Better late than Never

Sep 13, 2023

Contrary to what most people I have talked to believe, this film was not for children. It was for everyone else. My partner loved the film as well. We both laughed hard.

Unearthing the Girls of the Holocaust: Girlhood at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Jun 21, 2023

Robin explores the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, looking for the stories of girls. Her findings showcase the struggles of incorporating girlhood into historical narratives.

Panel Reflection–It’s a Doll’s World: American Girl Dolls, American History, and Raising a Generation

Feb 28, 2023 | 1 comment

An image from @hellicity_merriman on instagram In the mid to early 2000s, a craze took over a generation of girlhood: American Girl Dolls. Expensive 16 inch dolls connected to an era of American history, each with her own book series. Each doll had an extensive cache...

Gender Expression in Art: Seeing Gender Exhibition

Jan 4, 2023

Seeing Gender exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Image source: Asian Art Museum San Francisco On a rainy Sunday afternoon in September, I finally got the chance to visit the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The “Seeing Gender”...