
List of Women’s Museums
Below is a sortable list of women’s and gender-focused museums worldwide. You can also download the complete List of Museums and Initiatives (October 2019) or the List of IAWM Members (July 2019). These lists are updated annually.
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Title | Category | Continent | State | Suburb | Address | Web link |
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Zubaan, WM initiative India | Initiative | Asia | India | New Delhi | 128B Shahpur Jat, 110049 New Delhi | www.zubaanbooks.com |
Glasgow Women's Library | Museum | Europe | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 1BP | www.womenslibrary.org.uk |
National Women's Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Seneca Falls, New York | 76 Fall Street | www.womenofthehall.org |
Woman Made Gallery | Museum | North America | USA | Chicago, Illinois | 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. | www.womanmade.org |
The Women and Memory Forum | Initiative | Africa | Egypt | Giza | 4 Omar Ibn Abdel Aziz St. Off Iraq St. Mohandeseen | www.wmf.org.eg/en/ |
Women's Art Museum Society of Canada | Museum | North America | Canada | Edmonton | Suite 200, 8627 – 91 Street, Edmonton, AB T6C 3N1 | www.wamsoc.ca |
FBI - Institut für gesellschaftswissenschaftliche Forschung, Bildung und Information | Initiative | Europe | Austria | Innsbruck | Technikerstra?e 36 | www.uibk.ac.at/fbi/index.html |
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House | Museum | North America | USA | Rochester, New York | 17 Madison St | www.susanbanthonyhouse.org |
Pioneer Women's Hut | Museum | Australia | New South Wales | Tumbarumba | Glenroy Heritage Reserve, Wagga Road | www.pioneerwomenshut.com |
Pioneer Woman Statue & Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Ponca City, Oklahoma | 701 Monument Road, Ponca City, OK 74604-3910 | www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com |
Museum of Women's Resistance | Museum | North America | USA | Brooklyn, New York | 279 Empire Boulevard | www.museumofwomensresistance.org/mowre.htm |
Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Lansing, Michigan | 105 W. Allegan St. 10 Lansing, MI 48933 | www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org |
Stockholm Museum of Women's History | Museum | Europe | Sweden | Stockholm | Repslagargatan 15B, Stockholm | www.kvinnohistoriska.se |
Kvinnemuseet | Museum | Europe | Norway | Kongsvinger | Lokkegata 35 | www.kvinnemuseet.no |
Konubókastofa (The Women's Book Lounge) | Museum | Europe | Iceland | Eyrarbakki | T√∫ngata 40, 820 Eyrarbakki | www.konubokastofa.is |
Istanbul Kadin Müzesi | Virtual | Europe | Turkey | Istanbul | www.istanbulkadinmuzesi.org | |
Girl Museum | Virtual | North America | USA | www.girlmuseum.org | ||
Fabrica de la Memoria | Initiative | Europe | Spain | www.fabricadelamemoria.com | ||
Museo delle Donne di Milano | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Milan | www.enciclopediadelledonne.it | |
NGO Domine | Initiative | Europe | Croatia | Split | Bosanska 4 21000 Split | www.domine.hr |
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | Virtual | North America | USA | New Haven, Connecticut | 320 Fitch Street | www.cwhf.org |
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Brooklyn, New York | 200 Eastern Parkway | www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/eascfa |
Museo de Hechos y Derechos de las Mujeres - Museum of the Deeds and Rights of Women | Initiative | Europe | Spain | Alicante | in progress | |
Moscow Women's Museum | Virtual | Europe | Russia | Moskow | https://www.wmmsk.com/ | |
Vagina Museum | Museum | Europe | United Kingdom | London | Unit 17&18, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH | https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk |
Comfort Women Museum | Museum | Asia | Taiwan | Taipei | https://www.twrf.org.tw/eng/index.php | |
Women's Museum of Iran | Virtual | Asia | Iran | https://www.irwmm.org/ | ||
Azerbaijan Gender Information Center | Virtual | Asia | Azerbaijan | Baku | Azerbaijan Gender Information Center K. Ragimov str. 84, (Institute of Teachers) | https://www.gender-az.org/index_en.shtml |
Frauenmuseum in Baden | Initiative | Europe | Austria | Baden | Hochstraße 8a, 2500 Baden | https://www.frauenzimmer-baden.at/frauenmuseum/ |
Women of Kazakhstan NGO | Initiative | Asia | Kazakhstan | Almaty | https://www.facebook.com/womenofkz/ | |
Indian Women's History Museum | Initiative | Asia | India | Jaipur | https://www.facebook.com/theiwhm/ | |
Dragomiresti - Muzeul Tarancii Romane | Museum | Europe | Romania | Dragomiresti | Strada 1 Decembrie 1918, nr 103, Dragomire»ôti Dragomiresti, Maramures, Romania | https://www.facebook.com/pg/muzeul.tarancii.romane.dragomiresti.maramures/about/?ref=page_internal |
Museo de las Mujeres - Chile | Museum | Latin America | Chile | Concepcion | Avenida Valle Noble, N 172, Valle Noble | https://www.facebook.com/Museo-de-las-Mujeres-Chile-239637413439840/ |
Maroon Indigenous Women | Initiative | Central America | Jamaica | https://www.facebook.com/Maroon-Indigenous-Womens-Circle-125150100857311/?pnref=lhc | ||
Pop-up museum 100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life | Initiative | Europe | Ireland | Dublin | Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 23 Kildare Street, Dublin D02 TD30 | https://www.decadeofcentenaries.com/ |
Museo della Donna di Pauli Arbarei | Museum | Europe | Italy | Pauli Arbarei | Via Mannu n.3 - 09020 Pauli Arbarei | https://www.comune.pauliarbarei.su.it/it/vivere-pauliarbarei/museo-della-donna |
Museum of Women Pilots | Museum | North America | USA | Oklahoma City | 4300 Amelia Earhart Lane, Oklahoma City, OK 73159 | https://museumofwomenpilots.org |
MIMA Museu Internacional da Mulher | Initiative | Europe | Portugal | Lisbon | https://museudamulher.pt/ | |
Museo de las Mujeres | Initiative | Latin America | Chile | https://museodelasmujereschile.cl/ | ||
Musée de la Histoire des Femmes en Haiti | Virtual | Central America | Haiti | https://museedesfemmeshaiti.com/ | ||
Her Place Museum | Initiative | Australia | Victoria | Melbourne | PO Box 4892 Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia | https://herplacemuseum.com/ |
AWARE | Archive | Europe | France | Paris | 110 boulevard Saint Germain, 75006 Paris | https://awarewomenartists.com/en/ |
Women's Museum of Ireland | Virtual | Europe | Ireland | http://www.womensmuseumofireland.ie/ | ||
The Women's Art Register | Archive | Australia | Melbourne | Richmond | 415 Church Street Richmond, Vic, 3121 | http://www.womensartregister.org/ |
Women's Museum Bait Al Banat | Museum | Asia | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Gold Souk Market, Deira | http://www.womenmuseumuae.com |
Vietnamese Women's Museum | Museum | Asia | Vietnam | Hanoi | 36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem | http://www.womenmuseum.org.vn |
Women at Work Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Attleboro, Massachusetts | 35 County Street | http://www.womenatworkmuseum.org |
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Knoxville, Tennessee | 700 Hall of Fame Drive, Knoxville, TN 37915 | http://www.wbhof.com |
Het Vrouwenhuis | Museum | Europe | Netherlands | Zwolle | Mellmarkt, 53 | http://www.vrouwenhuiszwolle.nl/ |
Museo de la Mujer | Initiative | Latin America | Colombia | Bogota | http://www.unicolmayor.edu.co/museodelamujer/museo.html | |
The Colored Girls Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Philadelphia | 4613 Newhall Street | http://www.thecoloredgirlsmuseum.com/ |
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument | Museum | North America | USA | Washington, D.C. | 144 Constitution Avenue | http://www.sewallbelmont.org |
Women's Space Foundation | Initiative | Europe | Poland | Krakow | Ul. Słowiańska 3, III piętro | http://www.przestrzenkobiet.pl/ |
Women's Museum of Australia (formerly National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame) | Museum | Australia | Northern Territory | Alice Springs | Old Alice Springs Gaol, 2 Stuart Terrace | http://www.pioneerwomen.com.au |
National Women's History Museum | Virtual | North America | USA | Alexandria, Virginia | 205 S Whiting St. | http://www.nwhm.org/ |
National Museum of Women in the Arts | Museum | North America | USA | Washington, D.C. | 1250 New York Ave | http://www.nmwa.org/ |
Muzej žena Crne Gore | Virtual | Europe | Montenegro | Podgorica | Djoka Mirau0161eviu0107a 37, Podgorica | http://www.muzejzena.me |
Museum van de Vrouw | Museum | Europe | Netherlands | Echt | Plats 1 | http://www.museumvandevrouw.nl/ |
Museo de Mujeres Artistas Mexicanas | Virtual | North America | Mexico | http://www.museodemujeres.com/en/ | ||
MUMU Espacio Cultural Museo de las Mujeres | Museum | Latin America | Argentina | Cordoba | Rivera Indarte 55 | http://www.museodelasmujeres.org/ |
Museo de la Mujer | Museum | North America | Mexico | Colonia Centro | Republica de Bolivia no. 17 | http://www.museodelamujer.org.mx |
Museo de la Mujer Argentina | Museum | Latin America | Argentina | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Pasaje Dr. R. Rivarola 147 | http://www.museodelamujer.org.ar/ |
Frauenmuseum - Museo delle donne Meran/o | Museum | Europe | Italy | Merano | Via Mainardo, 2 | http://www.museia.it/ |
MuMu Museo Virtual de la Mujer | Virtual | South America | Chile | http://www.mumu.cl/ | ||
Miegunyah House Museum - Queensland Women's Historical Association | Museum | Australia | Queensland | Bowen Hills | 35 Jordan Terrace | http://www.miegunyah.org |
Mersin Kadin Müzesi | Virtual | Europe | Turkey | Mersin | ƒ∞√ßel Soroptimist Kul√ºb√º Turgut Reis Mah 4128 sok Eri≈ümi≈ü apt 15/1 Akdeniz/Mersin | http://www.mersinkadinmuzesi.com/TR/ |
Maryland Women's Heritage Center and Museum | Virtual | North America | USA | Baltimore, Maryland | Mailing address: MWHC, P.O. BOX 719, Brooklandville, MD 21022 | http://www.mdwomensheritagecenter.org |
Women's Museum and Art Centre "Mama Africa Gambia" | Initiative | Africa | Gambia | http://www.mama-africa-gambia.org/index.php | ||
Kvinnohistoriskt Museum | Museum | Europe | Sweden | Umea | V√§ven, Storgatan 46a | http://www.kvinnohistoriskt.se |
Museum of the Kazakh State Women's Teacher Training University "Aktumar" | Museum | Asia | Kazakhstan | Almaty | Aiteke bi street 99, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050000 | http://www.kazmkpu.kz/index.php?lang=en |
Shashwati Women's Museum | Museum | Asia | India | Bangalore City | N.M.K.R.V. College | http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/shashwati/ https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/240/shashwati-womens-museum |
İzmir Kadın Müzesi | Museum | Europe | Turkey | Izmir | 1298 Sokak, No:14, BASMANE / ƒ∞ZMƒ∞R | http://www.izmirkadinmuzesi.com/index.php |
Interarts | Organization | Europe | Spain | Barcelona | Carrer de Mallorca, 272 | http://www.interarts.net/en/index.php |
International Museum of Women | Virtual | North America | USA | San Francisco, California | 222 Sutter Street, Suite 500 | http://www.imow.org |
Interessengemeinschaft Frau und Museum | Initiative | Europe | Switzerland | Eggersriet | http://www.ig-frauenmuseum.ch/index.php | |
History Women Future | Virtual | Asia | Korea | Seoul | http://www.historywomenfuture.org | |
HERSTORYMUSEUM | Virtual | Europe | Spain | Madrid | http://www.herstorymuseum.org/ | |
Hebammen für Deutschland | Association | Europe | Germany | Cologne | Hermann-Josef-Schmitt-Str. 26 | http://www.hebammenfuerdeutschland.de/ |
Das Haus der FrauenGeschichte (HdFG) | Museum | Europe | Germany | Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Wolfstr. 41, 53111 | http://www.hdfg.de/ |
Women's Museum | Museum | Asia | Israel | Haifa | The Haifa Foundation, 38 Hechalutz St., Haifa 33113 Israel | http://www.haifa-foundation.org/WomenMuseum.htm |
Frauenmuseum Berlin | Museum | Europe | Germany | Berlin | c/o Rachel Kohn, Goethestraße 37, 10625 | http://www.frauenmuseumberlin.de |
Frauenmuseum | Museum | Europe | Germany | Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Im Krausfeld 10 | http://www.frauenmuseum.de/ |
Frauenmuseum Hittisau | Museum | Europe | Austria | Hittisau | Platz 501 | http://www.frauenmuseum.at/ |
Frauen Museum Wiesbaden | Museum | Europe | Germany | Wiesbaden | Wörthstraße 5 | http://www.frauenmuseum-wiesbaden.de/ |
Museum Frauenkultur Regional International | Museum | Europe | Germany | Fürth/Burgfarrnbach | Marstall, Schloss Burgfarrnbach, Schlosshof 23 | http://www.frauenindereinenwelt.de/ |
Frammenti di Storia al Femminile | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Torino | Via Lamarmora 13, Cossano Canavese | http://www.frammentisf.org |
Museo delle Donne Valdesi | Museum | Europe | Italy | Angrogna | Localit√° Serre | http://www.fondazionevaldese.org/museo-fondazione-valdese.php |
FemLink-Art | Partner Network | Europe / North America | France / USA | Toulouse / Fitchburg | French office : 19Ter chemin de Cassebois | http://www.femlink.org |
FemArtMuseum | Initiative | Europe | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Jan Luijkenstraat 27-2 | http://www.femartmuseum.com/ |
Europäische Frauen Aktion (efa) | Cooperative | Europe | Germany | Berlin | Hessenring 16 | http://www.efakultur.eu/ |
ECCOM | Partner Network | Europe | Italy | Rome | via Tommaso da Celano, 112 | http://www.eccom.it/en/ |
Digital Institute for Early Parenthood | Partner Network | Europe | Great Britain | Exeter | Exeter Phoenix Digital, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | http://www.diep.org.uk/ |
Das Verborgene Museum | Museum | Europe | Germany | Berlin | Schlüterstrasse 70 | http://www.dasverborgenemuseum.de/ |
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Fort Worth, Texas | 1720 Gendy Street | http://www.cowgirl.net |
Women's Civil War Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Bardstown, Kentucky | 310, E. Broadway | http://www.civil-war-museum.org/ |
Museo Soggetto Montagna Donna | Museum | Europe | Italy | Olle di Borgo Valsugana | Piazza della Chiesa, 2 | http://www.casaandriollo.it/ |
Museo Memoria de la Mujer Peruana | Initiative | Latin America | Peru | Lima | Cl Borgono, General Nro 428 Miraflores | http://www.caretas.com.pe/1367/culturales/culturales.html |
Musée de Dano | Museum | Africa | Burkina Faso | Dano | Voie principale, cote de la station Total | http://www.burkinafaso-cotedazur.org/musee-femme |
Bremer Frauenmuseum | Initiative | Europe | Germany | Bremen | Yorckstr. 92 ,28201 Bremen  | http://www.bremer-frauenmuseum.de/ |
The Southern Women's Museum | Museum | Asia | Vietnam | Ho-Chi-Minh-City | 200-202 Vo Thi Sau St Ward 7, Dist 3 | http://www.baotangphunu.com/en |
United States Army Women's Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Fort Lee, Virginia | 2100 "A" Avenue, Bld | http://www.awm.lee.army.mil |
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Marion, Alabama | 302 Bibb Street | http://www.awhf.org |
Antalya Women Museum | Virtual | Europe | Turkey | Antalya | Göksu Mah. Gazi Blv. No: 531, 07310 Antalya/Türkiye | http://www.antalyawomenmuseum.com/ |
Amazwi Voices of Women Museum | Museum | Africa | South Africa | Durban | Phansi Museum in Glenwood, 41 Cedar Road, Durban | http://www.amazwi-voicesofwomen.com/ |
Sudanese Women’s Museum Dr. Nafisa A Alamin | Museum | Africa | Sudan | Omdurman | Ahfad University for Women - Arda Street | http://www.ahfad.org/documentation_unit.html |
Women's Museum of California | Museum | North America | USA | San Diego, California | 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16 | http://womensmuseumca.org |
Women's Freedom Museum | Initiative | North America | Illinois | Northbrook | Northbrook, IL 60062 | http://womensfreedommuseum.org/ |
Women Culture Museum, Shaanxi Normal University | Museum | Asia | China | Xi'an | New PO Box 117,Shaanxi Normal University | http://wcm.snnu.edu.cn/e_museum.asp |
Women's Active Museum on War and Peace (WAM) | Museum | Asia | Japan | Tokyo | Shinjuku-ku, Nishi-Waseda Bldg 2F 2-3-18 Avaco | http://wam-peace.org/ |
Women of the West at the Autry National Center | Museum | North America | USA | Los Angeles, California | 4700 Western Heritage Way | http://theautry.org/ |
Casa de la Memoria y de los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres | Museum | Latin America | Colombia | Barrancabermeja | Carrera 22 No 52 B 36, Barrio Torcoroma, Barrancabermeja | http://organizacionfemeninapopular.org |
Museo de las Mujeres Costa Rica | Virtual | Central America | Costa Rica | San Pedro, San Jose | Lourdes de Montes de Oca | http://museodelasmujeres.co.cr/ |
Museo de la Mujer en el Flamenco | Museum | Europe | Spain | Arahal | Casa del Aire - Veracruz 2 | http://museodelamujerenelflamenco.blogspot.it/ |
Musée de la Femme | Museum | North America | Canada | Longueuil | 460 rue Saint-Charles Ouest | http://museedelafemme.qc.ca/ |
Musée de la Femme de Marrakech | Museum | Africa | Morocco | Marrakesh | Mus√©e de la Femme Rue Sidi Abdel Aziz 40 000 Marrakech, Maroc | http://museedelafemme.ma/ |
Musea | Virtual | Europe | France | Angers | Universit? d'Angers, 5 bis boulevard Lavoisier | http://musea.univ-angers.fr/ |
Museo Etnologico de la Mujer Gitana | Museum | Europe | Spain | Granada | Plaza Rey Badis sn | http://mujeresgitanasromi.org/english/museum-of-gypsy-women/ |
Musée de la Femme Senegalaise "Henriette Bathily" | Museum | Africa | Senegal | Dakar | Place du Souvenir Africain et de la Diaspora | http://mufem.org/ |
Lost Space? Women in the Public Space | Cooperative | Europe | Austria | Graz | Leonhardgürtel 34/III | http://lostspace.weblog.mur.at/ |
La Bonne CCDFB | Initiative | Europe | Spain | Barcelona | Sant Bere Mes Baix 7, 08003 Barcelona | http://labonne.org/ |
Kvindemuseet i Danmark | Museum | Europe | Denmark | Aarhus C | Domkirkepladsen 5 | http://kvindemuseet.dk/dk.aspx |
International Women's Air & Space Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Cleveland, Ohio | Burke Lakefront Airport, Rm 165 | http://iwasm.org |
inVISIBLEwomen.org.uk | Initiative | Europe | United Kingdom | Brighton | http://invisiblewomen.org.uk/ | |
Gender Museum | Museum | Europe | Ukraine | Kharkiv | Mironosickaya Str., 57. App. 10 | http://gender.at.ua |
Feminoteka | Virtual | Europe | Poland | Warsaw | ul. Mokotowska 29a (weju015bcie od ul. Marszau0142kowskiej 34/50 do samego kou0144ca w podwu00f3rzu) | http://feminoteka.pl/ |
Museum of Polish Women (initiative) Feminist Historical Salon (Feministyczny Salon Historyczny) Anna Nowakowska-Wierzcho≈õ | Initiative | Europe | Poland | Warsaw | http://feministycznysalonhistoryczny.blox.pl/ html |
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Espacio Virtual de Artistas Veracruzanas | Virtual | North America | Mexico | http://evasveracruzanas.com/ | ||
Birth Café Campaign | Association | Europe | Germany | Bonn | http://erzaehlcafe.net/ | |
The National Women's History Exhibition Hall | Museum | Asia | Korea | Seoul | 50, Hwajung-ro 104beon-gil, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do | http://eherstory.mogef.go.kr |
East End Women's Museum | Initiative | Europe | United Kingdom | London | East End | http://eastendwomensmuseum.org/ |
Associazione Museo Donne del Mediterraneo Calmana | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Naples | Via Tasso 200 | http://donnedinapoli.coopdedalus.org/ |
Chinese Museum of Women and Children | Museum | Asia | China | Beijing | No. 23 Jianguomennei Dajie, 100730 Beijing | http://ccwm.china.com.cn/txt/2010-09/28/content_3748041.htm |
Appalachian Women's Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Dillsboro, North Carolina | P.O. Box 245 Dillsboro, NC 28725 | http://appwm.org/ |
Muzeu i Grave MiG Albanian Women's Museum | Initiative | Europe | Albania | Tirana | Pallatet 1 maji, 15/4 | http://98.130.8.235/ |
Memori des Elles | Initiative | Africa | Tunisia | contact: Gudrun Koch | ||
Women's Museum of South Africa Department of Arts and Culture in the South African Government | Initiative | Africa | South Africa | contact: Alicia Monis | ||
Musée de Femme | Museum | Africa | Burkina Faso | |||
ICWA International Center for Women Artists | Museum | Asia | Jordan | Amman | ||
War & Women's Human Right's Museum | Museum | Asia | Korea | Seoul | 20 World Cup Buk-ro 11-gil, Mapo-gu | |
Northwest Indiana Women's Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Gary, Indiana | 1132 Fillmore St | |
Creation du Musée de Femme en Cote d' Ivoire | Initiative | Africa | Ivory Coast | Abidjan | ||
The African Women's Museum | Initiative | Africa | South Africa | Johannesburg | 6976 Vilakazi Street Orlando West, Soweto | |
Women's Heritage Center | Initiative | Australia | Melbourne | |||
Museo de las Mujeres Guatemala | Initiative | Central America | Guatemala | Ciudad de Guatemala | 3a. Calle 4-44 zona 1ß | |
Museo delle Donne a Savona Alice Piazzi Cumeo | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Savona | ||
Museum of Polish Women's National Remembrance | Initiative | Europe | Poland | |||
Mezopotamya Kadin Müzesi | Initiative | Europe | Turkey | Diyarbakir | ||
Museo de la mujer, Belem | Initiative | Latin America | Brazil | Belem | ||
Initiative for a Women's Museum in Canada | Initiative | North America | Canada | Victoria |