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

Exhibition opening at the women’s museum Meran, Italy

Tonight the temporary exhibition "Kümmernis - a re-discovered cult figure" will be opened at the women's museum Meran, Italy. It tells the story of the legendary Saint Kümmernis from medieval Europe who became the patroness for women in Europe throughout centuries....

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The journey of good girls of color

The new exhibition of the Girl Museum is called Breathing Lessons. The artist darlene anita scott explores the journey of good girls of color and how they navigate a role rarely assigned to them in this art and poetry exhibition. darlene anita scott: Racism and sexism...

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New book published: Feminism and Museums

The two volumes of "Feminism and Museums" are edited by Jenna Ashton and published by MuseumsEtc. They include not only an article called "Women’s Museums: Hubs for Feminism" written by our coordinator Astrid Schönweger, but many insightful chapters of our member...

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