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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Statement Against Violence Against Women

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

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Latest News

It‘s a »She Thing«

In the exhibition It's a "She Thing," eight Berlin-based artists from the Frauenmuseum Berlin present their perspectives on past to present issues immanent to women and gender. In a kind of survey through the past 100 years, grievances and needs for action, temporary...

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Violence against women and girls in Mexico

The Museo de la Mujer invites you to the conversation Violence against women and girls in Mexico, today, in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ♀️🧡. The appointment is this Friday, November 25, 2022 at 11 am. In this...

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Filmrelease Among us women

A film about birth, empowerment and being a woman in a changing society! Cooperation with the award-winning documentary AMONG US WOMEN - The Birthcafé Campaign continues to raise awareness and solidarity 'among us women' with Birthcafés. Join us! among us women -...

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Between the Worlds

Women's Museum Hittisau presents: 13.11.22 - 18.06.23 A photos and audio project by Nurith Wagner-Strauss Between the Worlds - Born 1915-1935: Hear their stories They were born between 1915-1935 and were young girls during the Second World War or still children. They...

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