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

The Vietnamese Women’s Museum

Vietnamese Women’s Museum was established in 1987 and run by Vietnamese Women’s Union. It is a gender museum with functions of research, preservation, and display of tangible and intangible historical and cultural heritages of Vietnamese women and Vietnam Women’s...

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Marianne Strobl 1865-1917: Industrial photographer in Vienna

Das Verborgene Museum in Berlin, Germany is opening the exhibition "Marianne Strobl 1865-1917: Industrial photographer in Vienna" on 18th September 2019 at 19:00.   Download exhibition flyer here The legacy left behind by the Viennese photographer Marianne Strobl...

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About the other gaze

Women's Museum Hittisau, Austria presents in collaboration with Spielboden Dornbirn the documentary film 'Sie ist der andere Blick' (She is the other gaze). Five female artists speak about their experiences in the art world of the 1960s and 1970s, how they liberated...

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