Is it possible for a man to be a feminist?
The Antalya Women Museum’s “Woman of the Year Award” for 2017 was given to Şahika Ercümen with a ceremony on Feb. 1. The Antalya Women Museum’s “Woman of the Year Award” for 2017 was given to Şahika Ercümen with a ceremony on Feb. 1. The award from the “virtual...
“Pachwork of Empowerment” at the National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame in Australia
One of the current projects at the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame is the conservation and display of the Signature Quilt. The Signature Quilt is a centrepiece of the museum’s collection, a “patchwork of empowerment” containing the signatures of 343 Australian...
Welcome to our network: Women of Kazachstan!
We are happy to welcome a new member in IAWM: The initiative 'Women for Kazachstan'! The non-governmental-organization will open the first Women's Museum in Kazachstan. Even though they do not yet have a physical space, the initaitive is already very active: many...
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...
Women’s Museum Hittisau ranked second best museum in Austria
Recently the museum blogger Gottfried Fliedl has ranked the Women's Museum Hittisau second best museum in Austria. We congratulate! http://museologien.blogspot.it/2018/01/die-zehn-besten-museen-osterreichs-die.html
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...