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

Marianne Strobl 1865-1917: Industrial photographer in Vienna

Das Verborgene Museum in Berlin, Germany is opening the exhibition "Marianne Strobl 1865-1917: Industrial photographer in Vienna" on 18th September 2019 at 19:00.   Download exhibition flyer here The legacy left behind by the Viennese photographer Marianne Strobl...

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About the other gaze

Women's Museum Hittisau, Austria presents in collaboration with Spielboden Dornbirn the documentary film 'Sie ist der andere Blick' (She is the other gaze). Five female artists speak about their experiences in the art world of the 1960s and 1970s, how they liberated...

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Second journey of the collection: From Evin With Love

When on the 9th March 2018 the Iranian Women's Movement Museum opened the exhibition "From Evin With Love" in The Hague in exile, it was a moving moment. Mansoureh Shojaee, curator of the exhibition, founder of the Iranian Women's Movement Museum, and member of IAWM...

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