About Us

IAWM is a strong network of museums worldwide, meeting every four years to exchange ideas, connect with one another, and support our collective efforts to tell women’s stories. Working collaboratively, IAWM has six key goals.

Our Goals

  • To promote culture, arts, education and training from a gender perspective;
  • To foster exchange, networking, mutual support and global cooperation among Women’s Museums;
  • To conduct research and the development of projects, exhibitions, new initiatives, community activities, seminars and conferences;
  • To promote and strengthen the acceptance of Women’s and Gender Museums worldwide;
  • To achieve international recognition in the world of museums; and
  • To advocate for women’s rights and a gender democratic society.

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Statutes

Read our current IAWM statutes here, approved in 2021. If you are a current member, please refer to these if you have any questions about our organisation. If you or your museum are interested in joining, please read these to understand what we are about.

Statement Against Violence Against Women

IAWM stands against violence against women. Read our statement here.

Support Our Work

IAWM is funded by membership dues and donations from supporters like you. Please consider making a gift in support of our goals by clicking the button below.

Latest News

October 2016: Women’s Museums Conference in Istanbul

In Oktober 2016 the women's museum Istanbul organized the conference "Women's Museums: Centre Of Social Memory And Place of Inclusion". Experts and museum professionals from Turkey and many other countries met in Istanbul in order to talk about women's museums and...

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Only one month left!

In only one month we will meet in Mexico City for our Fifth International Conference of Women's Museums. We are looking forward to meet our members!View PDF for more information and registration: Second call

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Finissage at the WM Hittisau, Austria

On Wednesday, 26 October the finissage of the exhibition Me, on the summit. A female alpine history takes place at the women's museum Hittisau, Austria.With this exhibition the WM Hittisau uncovered pieces of female history and made a valuable contribution to the...

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Only two months left!

In two months we will meet in Mexico City for the Fifth International Conference of Women's Museums. We are looking forward to insightful workshops, vibrant discussions and a lot of networking!View PDF for more information and registration: Second call

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