This is just the beginning. Calliope is an ever evolving project about incredible women°.
Calliope wants you to Join the Dots, to discover more about the women° from society, culture and science who are shaping Austria today.
Join your dots ➢
Calliope is a journey of discovery and inspiration. Between us there are endless connections - it is time to Join the Dots.
Society & Culture
Inspiring Perspectives
Those who challenge society.
Gender & Equality
Removing Boundaries
Those who want to create equality.
Climate & Sustainability
Pushing Futures
Those who strive for a sustainable future.
Migration & Inclusion
Moving Forces
Those who celebrate difference.
Digitalisation & Science
Evolving Technologies
Those who are reaching new spheres.
Why Calliope?
Why Calliope?
The Muse Calliope by Joseph Fagnani (1819–1873)
Oil on canvas, 1869
Courtesy The Met Collection
More than a muse
Assertive, eloquent, wise, artistic, victorious. Mother, sister, queen. The muse Calliope stood for female power. She was a source of inspiration and the most important of the nine muses.
Today's Calliopes are active, present, educated, shaping, forward-looking. They challenge the status quo. They inspire others, but also themselves. The traditional role of the female muse inspiring the male artist has long faded. Today, we are all capable of being our own muses and inspiring others at the same time.
We are both: muse and artist. The Calliope project presents women° from Austria who shaping history and are a source of inspiration for us all through their actions and achievements.
Suggest your Calliope ➢
As a museum that does new and innovative things for its audience and from which other museums can learn, the Women's Museum Hittisau was awarded at the European Museum Award (EMYA) 2021 with a Special Commendation .
The focus is on women’s histories
A museum is a non-profit institution that serves society. It researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits our combined heritage. And it should be a place of social-political responsibility and democratic values. The Women's Museum Hittisau (Frauenmuseum Hittisau / FMH) is one such place.
Learn more about the Women's Museum Hittisau that developed the Calliope project on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs.
Discover the museum ➢
Working together on the Calliope project.
Brought to you by the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA), and developed by the Women’s Museum Hittisau (Frauenmuseum Hittisau / FMH), the Calliope project has been created so you can explore and discover women of Austria, and what connects them.
Bringing together players from society, culture and science, Calliope will also support Austrian cultural forums, embassies and consulates in highlighting the achievements of women – then and now – in the context of Austria's cultural work abroad.
