Future of the "Women and Music" archive under threat
The international research center has been in existence for 30 years. From 2014, the City of Frankfurt's Department of Culture will no longer provide funding for it.
For over 30 years, the "Women and Music" archive has been dedicated to promoting female composers, their work and their works. It is an integral part of Frankfurt's cultural landscape and makes an important contribution to cultural policy by collecting, preserving and publishing the creative achievements of female composers. The magazine published by the archive VivaVoce is the only German specialist journal on the subject of female composers and performers.
According to the foundation, the "Women and Music" archive has been funded by the state of Hesse and the City of Frankfurt's Department of Culture in recent years. From 2014, the City of Frankfurt has announced that it will cut all previous funding for the archive and, following discussions, is sticking to its decision. The reason given is the need to save money. The continuation and safeguarding of the archive's many years of successful work is now acutely threatened by the cuts.
The archive is taking various measures to secure the future of this institution. Among other things, it has launched a petition to the city councillors of Frankfurt for the preservation of the archive's funding and thus for a secure future for this unique institution. It can here be supported.
