Why a women's museum? Museums are not only places to store history and art. They are also – and most importantly – places full of inspiration. Those who decide what is artistically significant, what should be collected, and according to which criteria things should be researched, also decide what can be forgotten, what is irrelevant in historical narrative.  For a long time, this included women's history, women's culture, and art by women. Women are present in many museums, especially in historical art collections, but rarely they are present as active participants. Often museums are full of depictions of women, and these are largely determined by the male projection onto women, because it was men who dominated artistic creation for many centuries.

The Frauenmuseum Hittisau has set itself the task of expanding historical narratives to include aspects that have not or only marginally been researched and documented. It sees itself as a window into the world and deals with topics relating to the history and cultural work of women in different cultures. A critical look at the present and the past always plays a central role. At the same time, the Frauenmuseum Hittisau takes into account the region in which it is located. Therefore, special attention is paid to Bregenzerwald and Vorarlberg women's history.