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 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

Upcoming Group Exhibition of Herstorymuseum

September 17 - November 14, 2020 ADN Galería, Barcelona (https://www.adngaleria.com)   HERSTORYMUSEUM presents PERMISSION DE TRAVESTISSEMENT in the exhibition SHE, THE EYE, THE FINGER, THE HAND Margaret Harrison/Nuria Güell/María María Acha-Kutscher Curator:...

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Women’s Health and Covid-19

The doctor and journalist Stefanie Schmid-Altringer has recently co-authored a book on women's health. In the podcast science unscripted she talks about gender medicine, empowerment and the pandemics's impact on women. "We have different symptoms that we need to...

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News from Mexico City’s Women’s Museum

Mexican Federation of University Women (FEMU), and Mexico City’s Women’s Museum (MMM) FEMU is organizing its International Seminar on "The impact of the pandemic on women’s lives" that will take place on November 17-21, 2020, virtually through the MMM’s social...

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IAWM mourns the death of its member Elisabeth von Dücker

The International Association of Women's Museums (IAWM) deeply mourns the death of member and friend Elisabeth von Dücker, who died in July. In May, she had written to IAWM and was happy to be a member of the network. She had been connected to the women's museums and...

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