October 2018: women’s museums conference in Istanbul
From 21st to 22nd October 2018 the First Asian and European IAWM Women’s Museums Conference took place in Istanbul. Women’s museum founders and researchers from Turkey, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Germany, Austria, Norway, USA, Spain, Argentina, United Kingdom,...
‘Ausgekocht?’ – an exhibition of the Museum `Women’s Culture Regional – International`
The exhibition "Ausgekocht?" of the Museum "Women's Culture Regional - International" in Fürth is currently exhibited as a temporary exhibition at the Women's Museum in Meran until 30th November 2019. Gudrun Cyprian and Gaby Franger 'Ausgekocht?' – Reflections on the...
Musée de la Femme de Marrakech opened!
On Friday, 14 September the Musée de la Femme de Marrakech opened its doors for the first time to the public. We would like to congratulate the whole museum team to this wonderful work! The opening exhibition is a huge success. It is called "Rural Women, Artist Women"...
Women and Peace
Board member of IAWM, Gaby Franger, has participated in the conference Women and Peace. Using the arts to communicate across the cultures in the Georgian Republic. After one week of work the participants of 12 countires presented their results in the Georgian...
We welcome our new member: Historical and Ethnographical Museum ‘Aktumar’ in Kazakhstan
Kazakh State Women’s Teacher Training University is one of the country's distinctive universities. Founded in 1944, a difficult year for the country, today the university is bearer of knowledge, culture and values. More than 6,500 girls are educated and trained here,...
Ute Ringwald ‘Prädikat weiblich’
The Frauenmuseum Wiesbaden, in Germany is opening the exhibition 'Ute Ringwald: Prädikat weiblich'. Ute Ringwald paints voluptuous women and feminine sensuality in radiant colours and motifs, always with a delicate dash of self-irony. The subjects of her paintings...