Exhibition opening at the Frauenmuseum Bonn, Germany

Exhibition opening at the Frauenmuseum Bonn, Germany

Female friends in history and in contemporary art 18.2.-16.9.2018 In the 18th century, friendship cult developed and women played a significant part in this process. Friendship became a female stage, both in direct and indirect exchange through letters. Literary...

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Inspirational visit from Canada

Inspirational visit from Canada

It was a joy to welcome three delegates from universities in Canada at the Women's Museum Meran. Dr. Kathy Sanford, Dr. Darlene Clover, and Dr. Nancy Taber are currently teaching at the University of Victoria. Their research about the interrelations of gender and...

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Exhibition opening at the women’s museum Meran, Italy

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 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

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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Looking at the Museum From a Feminist Perspective

On 24th May 2019 Gül Aydin, student of museology and individual member of IAWM, was invited to the Women's Museum Izmir in Turkey to deliver a talk with the title "Looking at the Museum From a Feminist Perspective". In her speech she started off talking about women's...

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We welcome our new member: The women’s book room in Iceland

Konubokastofan (The women's book room) was founded by Rannveig Anna Jonsdottir and officially established as a non-profit entity on April 25 2013. Anna conceived the idea for Konubokastofa while studying Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland. Helga Kress,...

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News at the Women’s Museum of Mexico City

At the end of the First World War, Virginia Gildersleeve, Dean of Barnard College, Caroline Spurgeon, professor of the University of London and Rose Sidgwick of the University of Birmingham decided to create a world organization that united university women, in order...

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