Representation of Female Artists in Czech Art Museums - Analysis of museums’ acquisitions and exhibitions over the years 2009-2018

This master thesis analyses the representation of female artists in Czech art museums over the years 2009-2018. The thesis aims to fill the lack of similar academic research and tries to provide a complex overview of the current situation for female artists in the Czech Republic as well as come up with suggestions on improving the situation. It focuses on purchased female art and female exhibitions of 16 public art museums. The analysed data set consists of information on nearly 500 female artists and 300 female exhibitions. The method used for analysing the data was correlation, linear regression and calculation of percentage. The research found out that from the total purchased acquisitions, only 17% were by female artists, but the overall trend is positive and is growing. From the total amount of short-term exhibitions, only 11% were dedicated to female artists and that 62% of the graduates of art schools in the Czech Republic are women