
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 IAWM members and women’s museums and initiatives. These lists are updated annually.
List of Museums and Initiatives (October 2019)
List of IAWM Members (July 2019)
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Title | Category | Continent | State | Suburb | Address | Web link |
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Het Vrouwenhuis | Museum | Europe | Netherlands | Zwolle | Mellmarkt, 53 | http://www.vrouwenhuiszwolle.nl/ |
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 |
Frauen Museum Wiesbaden | Museum | Europe | Germany | Wiesbaden | Wörthstraße 5 | http://www.frauenmuseum-wiesbaden.de/ |
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument | Museum | North America | USA | Washington, D.C. | 144 Constitution Avenue | http://www.sewallbelmont.org |
National Museum of Women in the Arts | Museum | North America | USA | Washington, D.C. | 1250 New York Ave | http://www.nmwa.org/ |
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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Initiative for a Women's Museum in Canada | Initiative | North America | Canada | Victoria | ||
Kvinnohistoriskt Museum | Museum | Europe | Sweden | Umea | V√§ven, Storgatan 46a | http://www.kvinnohistoriskt.se |
Pioneer Women's Hut | Museum | Australia | New South Wales | Tumbarumba | Glenroy Heritage Reserve, Wagga Road | www.pioneerwomenshut.com |
FemLink-Art | Partner Network | Europe / North America | France / USA | Toulouse / Fitchburg | French office : 19Ter chemin de Cassebois | http://www.femlink.org |
Frammenti di Storia al Femminile | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Torino | Via Lamarmora 13, Cossano Canavese | http://www.frammentisf.org |
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/ |
Muzeu i Grave MiG Albanian Women's Museum | Initiative | Europe | Albania | Tirana | Pallatet 1 maji, 15/4 | http://98.130.8.235/ |
Comfort Women Museum | Museum | Asia | Taiwan | Taipei | https://www.twrf.org.tw/eng/index.php | |
Stockholm Museum of Women's History | Museum | Europe | Sweden | Stockholm | Repslagargatan 15B, Stockholm | www.kvinnohistoriska.se |
NGO Domine | Initiative | Europe | Croatia | Split | Bosanska 4 21000 Split | www.domine.hr |
History Women Future | Virtual | Asia | Korea | Seoul | http://www.historywomenfuture.org | |
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 |
War & Women's Human Right's Museum | Museum | Asia | Korea | Seoul | 20 World Cup Buk-ro 11-gil, Mapo-gu | |
National Women's Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Seneca Falls, New York | 76 Fall Street | www.womenofthehall.org |
Museo delle Donne a Savona Alice Piazzi Cumeo | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Savona | ||
Museo de las Mujeres Costa Rica | Virtual | Central America | Costa Rica | San Pedro, San Jose | Lourdes de Montes de Oca | http://museodelasmujeres.co.cr/ |
International Museum of Women | Virtual | North America | USA | San Francisco, California | 222 Sutter Street, Suite 500 | http://www.imow.org |
Women's Museum of California | Museum | North America | USA | San Diego, California | 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16 | http://womensmuseumca.org |
ECCOM | Partner Network | Europe | Italy | Rome | via Tommaso da Celano, 112 | http://www.eccom.it/en/ |
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House | Museum | North America | USA | Rochester, New York | 17 Madison St | www.susanbanthonyhouse.org |
The Women's Art Register | Archive | Australia | Melbourne | Richmond | 415 Church Street Richmond, Vic, 3121 | http://www.womensartregister.org/ |
Pioneer Woman Statue & Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Ponca City, Oklahoma | 701 Monument Road, Ponca City, OK 74604-3910 | www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com |
Muzej žena Crne Gore | Virtual | Europe | Montenegro | Podgorica | Djoka Mirau0161eviu0107a 37, Podgorica | http://www.muzejzena.me |
The Colored Girls Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Philadelphia | 4613 Newhall Street | http://www.thecoloredgirlsmuseum.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 |
AWARE | Archive | Europe | France | Paris | 110 boulevard Saint Germain, 75006 Paris | https://awarewomenartists.com/en/ |
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 |
Museo Soggetto Montagna Donna | Museum | Europe | Italy | Olle di Borgo Valsugana | Piazza della Chiesa, 2 | http://www.casaandriollo.it/ |
Museum of Women Pilots | Museum | North America | USA | Oklahoma City | 4300 Amelia Earhart Lane, Oklahoma City, OK 73159 | https://museumofwomenpilots.org |
Women's Freedom Museum | Initiative | North America | Illinois | Northbrook | Northbrook, IL 60062 | http://womensfreedommuseum.org/ |
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | Virtual | North America | USA | New Haven, Connecticut | 320 Fitch Street | www.cwhf.org |
Zubaan, WM initiative India | Initiative | Asia | India | New Delhi | 128B Shahpur Jat, 110049 New Delhi | www.zubaanbooks.com |
Associazione Museo Donne del Mediterraneo Calmana | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Naples | Via Tasso 200 | http://donnedinapoli.coopdedalus.org/ |
Moscow Women's Museum | Virtual | Europe | Russia | Moskow | https://www.wmmsk.com/ | |
Museo delle Donne di Milano | Initiative | Europe | Italy | Milan | www.enciclopediadelledonne.it | |
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/ |
Frauenmuseum - Museo delle donne Meran/o | Museum | Europe | Italy | Merano | Via Mainardo, 2 | http://www.museia.it/ |
Her Place Museum | Initiative | Australia | Victoria | Melbourne | PO Box 4892 Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia | https://herplacemuseum.com/ |
Women's Heritage Center | Initiative | Australia | Melbourne | |||
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/ |
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Marion, Alabama | 302 Bibb Street | http://www.awhf.org |
HERSTORYMUSEUM | Virtual | Europe | Spain | Madrid | http://www.herstorymuseum.org/ | |
Women of the West at the Autry National Center | Museum | North America | USA | Los Angeles, California | 4700 Western Heritage Way | http://theautry.org/ |
Musée de la Femme | Museum | North America | Canada | Longueuil | 460 rue Saint-Charles Ouest | http://museedelafemme.qc.ca/ |
East End Women's Museum | Initiative | Europe | United Kingdom | London | East End | http://eastendwomensmuseum.org/ |
Vagina Museum | Museum | Europe | United Kingdom | London | Unit 17&18, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH | https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk |
MIMA Museu Internacional da Mulher | Initiative | Europe | Portugal | Lisbon | https://museudamulher.pt/ | |
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 |
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 |
Women's Space Foundation | Initiative | Europe | Poland | Krakow | Ul. Słowiańska 3, III piętro | http://www.przestrzenkobiet.pl/ |
Kvinnemuseet | Museum | Europe | Norway | Kongsvinger | Lokkegata 35 | www.kvinnemuseet.no |
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Knoxville, Tennessee | 700 Hall of Fame Drive, Knoxville, TN 37915 | http://www.wbhof.com |
Gender Museum | Museum | Europe | Ukraine | Kharkiv | Mironosickaya Str., 57. App. 10 | http://gender.at.ua |
The African Women's Museum | Initiative | Africa | South Africa | Johannesburg | 6976 Vilakazi Street Orlando West, Soweto | |
Indian Women's History Museum | Initiative | Asia | India | Jaipur | https://www.facebook.com/theiwhm/ | |
İzmir Kadın Müzesi | Museum | Europe | Turkey | Izmir | 1298 Sokak, No:14, BASMANE / ƒ∞ZMƒ∞R | http://www.izmirkadinmuzesi.com/index.php |
Istanbul Kadin Müzesi | Virtual | Europe | Turkey | Istanbul | www.istanbulkadinmuzesi.org | |
FBI - Institut für gesellschaftswissenschaftliche Forschung, Bildung und Information | Initiative | Europe | Austria | Innsbruck | Technikerstra?e 36 | www.uibk.ac.at/fbi/index.html |
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 |
Frauenmuseum Hittisau | Museum | Europe | Austria | Hittisau | Platz 501 | http://www.frauenmuseum.at/ |
Vietnamese Women's Museum | Museum | Asia | Vietnam | Hanoi | 36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem | http://www.womenmuseum.org.vn |
Women's Museum | Museum | Asia | Israel | Haifa | The Haifa Foundation, 38 Hechalutz St., Haifa 33113 Israel | http://www.haifa-foundation.org/WomenMuseum.htm |
Lost Space? Women in the Public Space | Cooperative | Europe | Austria | Graz | Leonhardgürtel 34/III | http://lostspace.weblog.mur.at/ |
Museo Etnologico de la Mujer Gitana | Museum | Europe | Spain | Granada | Plaza Rey Badis sn | http://mujeresgitanasromi.org/english/museum-of-gypsy-women/ |
Glasgow Women's Library | Museum | Europe | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 1BP | www.womenslibrary.org.uk |
The Women and Memory Forum | Initiative | Africa | Egypt | Giza | 4 Omar Ibn Abdel Aziz St. Off Iraq St. Mohandeseen | www.wmf.org.eg/en/ |
Northwest Indiana Women's Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Gary, Indiana | 1132 Fillmore St | |
Museum Frauenkultur Regional International | Museum | Europe | Germany | Fürth/Burgfarrnbach | Marstall, Schloss Burgfarrnbach, Schlosshof 23 | http://www.frauenindereinenwelt.de/ |
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Museum | North America | USA | Fort Worth, Texas | 1720 Gendy Street | http://www.cowgirl.net |
United States Army Women's Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Fort Lee, Virginia | 2100 "A" Avenue, Bld | http://www.awm.lee.army.mil |
Konubókastofa (The Women's Book Lounge) | Museum | Europe | Iceland | Eyrarbakki | T√∫ngata 40, 820 Eyrarbakki | www.konubokastofa.is |
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/ |
Interessengemeinschaft Frau und Museum | Initiative | Europe | Switzerland | Eggersriet | http://www.ig-frauenmuseum.ch/index.php | |
Women's Art Museum Society of Canada | Museum | North America | Canada | Edmonton | Suite 200, 8627 – 91 Street, Edmonton, AB T6C 3N1 | www.wamsoc.ca |
Museum van de Vrouw | Museum | Europe | Netherlands | Echt | Plats 1 | http://www.museumvandevrouw.nl/ |
Amazwi Voices of Women Museum | Museum | Africa | South Africa | Durban | Phansi Museum in Glenwood, 41 Cedar Road, Durban | http://www.amazwi-voicesofwomen.com/ |
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/ |
Women's Museum Bait Al Banat | Museum | Asia | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Gold Souk Market, Deira | http://www.womenmuseumuae.com |
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 |
Mezopotamya Kadin Müzesi | Initiative | Europe | Turkey | Diyarbakir | ||
Appalachian Women's Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Dillsboro, North Carolina | P.O. Box 245 Dillsboro, NC 28725 | http://appwm.org/ |
Musée de Dano | Museum | Africa | Burkina Faso | Dano | Voie principale, cote de la station Total | http://www.burkinafaso-cotedazur.org/musee-femme |
Musée de la Femme Senegalaise "Henriette Bathily" | Museum | Africa | Senegal | Dakar | Place du Souvenir Africain et de la Diaspora | http://mufem.org/ |
MUMU Espacio Cultural Museo de las Mujeres | Museum | Latin America | Argentina | Cordoba | Rivera Indarte 55 | http://www.museodelasmujeres.org/ |
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/ |
Museo de la Mujer | Museum | North America | Mexico | Colonia Centro | Republica de Bolivia no. 17 | http://www.museodelamujer.org.mx |
Hebammen für Deutschland | Association | Europe | Germany | Cologne | Hermann-Josef-Schmitt-Str. 26 | http://www.hebammenfuerdeutschland.de/ |
International Women's Air & Space Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Cleveland, Ohio | Burke Lakefront Airport, Rm 165 | http://iwasm.org |
Museo de las Mujeres Guatemala | Initiative | Central America | Guatemala | Ciudad de Guatemala | 3a. Calle 4-44 zona 1ß | |
Museo de la Mujer Argentina | Museum | Latin America | Argentina | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Pasaje Dr. R. Rivarola 147 | http://www.museodelamujer.org.ar/ |
Woman Made Gallery | Museum | North America | USA | Chicago, Illinois | 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. | www.womanmade.org |
Museum of Women's Resistance | Museum | North America | USA | Brooklyn, New York | 279 Empire Boulevard | www.museumofwomensresistance.org/mowre.htm |
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 |
inVISIBLEwomen.org.uk | Initiative | Europe | United Kingdom | Brighton | http://invisiblewomen.org.uk/ | |
Bremer Frauenmuseum | Initiative | Europe | Germany | Bremen | Yorckstr. 92 ,28201 Bremen  | http://www.bremer-frauenmuseum.de/ |
Miegunyah House Museum - Queensland Women's Historical Association | Museum | Australia | Queensland | Bowen Hills | 35 Jordan Terrace | http://www.miegunyah.org |
Das Haus der FrauenGeschichte (HdFG) | Museum | Europe | Germany | Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Wolfstr. 41, 53111 | http://www.hdfg.de/ |
Frauenmuseum | Museum | Europe | Germany | Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Im Krausfeld 10 | http://www.frauenmuseum.de/ |
Birth Café Campaign | Association | Europe | Germany | Bonn | http://erzaehlcafe.net/ | |
Museo de la Mujer | Initiative | Latin America | Colombia | Bogota | http://www.unicolmayor.edu.co/museodelamujer/museo.html | |
Das Verborgene Museum | Museum | Europe | Germany | Berlin | Schlüterstrasse 70 | http://www.dasverborgenemuseum.de/ |
Europäische Frauen Aktion (efa) | Association | Europe | Germany | Berlin | Hessenring 16 | http://www.efakultur.eu/ |
Frauenmuseum Berlin | Initiative | Europe | Germany | Berlin | c/o Rachel Kohn, Goethestraße 37, 10625 | http://www.frauenmuseumberlin.de |
Museo de la mujer, Belem | Initiative | Latin America | Brazil | Belem | ||
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 |
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 |
Women's Civil War Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Bardstown, Kentucky | 310, E. Broadway | http://www.civil-war-museum.org/ |
Interarts | Organization | Europe | Spain | Barcelona | Carrer de Mallorca, 272 | http://www.interarts.net/en/index.php |
La Bonne CCDFB | Initiative | Europe | Spain | Barcelona | Sant Bere Mes Baix 7, 08003 Barcelona | http://labonne.org/ |
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 |
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 |
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 at Work Museum | Museum | North America | USA | Attleboro, Massachusetts | 35 County Street | http://www.womenatworkmuseum.org |
Museo de la Mujer en el Flamenco | Museum | Europe | Spain | Arahal | Casa del Aire - Veracruz 2 | http://museodelamujerenelflamenco.blogspot.it/ |
Antalya Women Museum | Virtual | Europe | Turkey | Antalya | Göksu Mah. Gazi Blv. No: 531, 07310 Antalya/Türkiye | http://www.antalyawomenmuseum.com/ |
Museo delle Donne Valdesi | Museum | Europe | Italy | Angrogna | Localit√° Serre | http://www.fondazionevaldese.org/museo-fondazione-valdese.php |
Musea | Virtual | Europe | France | Angers | Universit? d'Angers, 5 bis boulevard Lavoisier | http://musea.univ-angers.fr/ |
FemArtMuseum | Initiative | Europe | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Jan Luijkenstraat 27-2 | http://www.femartmuseum.com/ |
ICWA International Center for Women Artists | Museum | Asia | Jordan | Amman | ||
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 |
Women of Kazakhstan NGO | Initiative | Asia | Kazakhstan | Almaty | https://www.facebook.com/womenofkz/ | |
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 |
Museo de Hechos y Derechos de las Mujeres - Museum of the Deeds and Rights of Women | Initiative | Europe | Spain | Alicante | in progress | |
National Women's History Museum | Virtual | North America | USA | Alexandria, Virginia | 205 S Whiting St. | http://www.nwhm.org/ |
Creation du Musée de Femme en Cote d' Ivoire | Initiative | Africa | Ivory Coast | Abidjan | ||
Kvindemuseet i Danmark | Museum | Europe | Denmark | Aarhus C | Domkirkepladsen 5 | http://kvindemuseet.dk/dk.aspx |
Espacio Virtual de Artistas Veracruzanas | Virtual | North America | Mexico | http://evasveracruzanas.com/ | ||
Fabrica de la Memoria | Initiative | Europe | Spain | www.fabricadelamemoria.com | ||
Girl Museum | Virtual | North America | USA | www.girlmuseum.org | ||
Maroon Indigenous Women | Initiative | Central America | Jamaica | https://www.facebook.com/Maroon-Indigenous-Womens-Circle-125150100857311/?pnref=lhc | ||
Memori des Elles | Initiative | Africa | Tunisia | contact: Gudrun Koch | ||
MuMu Museo Virtual de la Mujer | Virtual | South America | Chile | http://www.mumu.cl/ | ||
Musée de Femme | Museum | Africa | Burkina Faso | |||
Musée de la Histoire des Femmes en Haiti | Virtual | Central America | Haiti | https://museedesfemmeshaiti.com/ | ||
Museo de las Mujeres | Initiative | Latin America | Chile | https://museodelasmujereschile.cl/ | ||
Museo de Mujeres Artistas Mexicanas | Virtual | North America | Mexico | http://www.museodemujeres.com/en/ | ||
Museum of Polish Women's National Remembrance | Initiative | Europe | Poland | |||
Women's Museum and Art Centre "Mama Africa Gambia" | Initiative | Africa | Gambia | http://www.mama-africa-gambia.org/index.php | ||
Women's Museum of Iran | Virtual | Asia | Iran | https://www.irwmm.org/ | ||
Women's Museum of Ireland | Virtual | Europe | Ireland | http://www.womensmuseumofireland.ie/ | ||
Women's Museum of South Africa Department of Arts and Culture in the South African Government | Initiative | Africa | South Africa | contact: Alicia Monis |