IAWM

“There has to be a women’s museum in every country of this world.”

Shirin Ebadi

Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2003) and official godmother of IAWM

Welcome to the International Association of Women’s Museums (IAWM). We are thrilled to share with you our organization and members, which seek to provide women’s museums – and those who work with them – a place to share and collaborate. Learn about our history, our goals, and our members.

Are you a women’s museum or just want to know more?

IAWM 2025 Conference & AGM

Join us in Merano, Italy for this years’ conference and AGM. Find out more on our conference website

IAWM Statement on Oppression in Iran

IAWM’s stands with our members on the incarceration of Nasrin Sotoudeh and others fighting oppression in Iran. Read the full statement here.

IAWM Statement Against Violence Against Women

The IAWM stands strong against violence against women. Read our statement in honour of 25 November here.

 

Latest News

Exhibition opening at the Women’s Museum Wiesbaden, Germany

"Wo ist Frau Orpheus?" - "Where is Mrs. Orpheus?"OPENING on 25th SeptemberThe artist Christine Rieck-Sonntag is presenting her search for Mrs. Orpheus. Everone knows the legendary singer Orpheus, but who was his wife, Eurydike? Christine Riech-Sonntag was searching an...

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May we introduce … our member: WM Merano, Italy

... the Women's Museum Merano, ItalyMember of IAWM since its foundation in 2008Our museum exists since 1988 and is administrated by a private association. Our rooms are spreading over 800 sqm on the two upper floors of a former nunnery in Merano, Italy.The objects in...

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