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

Interview with Martha Beery, IG Frau und Museum Switzerland

Martha Beery and her initiative for a women's museum in Switzerland, IG Frau und Museum, have been part of our network since its beginning over ten years ago. She keeps working tirelessly to make women lives and achievements more visible in Switzerland. Now the...

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About two women’s museums in Burkina Faso

Elfie Albert, curator of the Museum Frauenkultur Regional-International in Fürth, Germany, recently visited the Musée de la femme in Dano in Burkina Faso. In the following report she tells us about her experience in the museum in Dano. Elfie also found out that...

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Women’s March 2019

Thousands of people gathered in protest marches for women's rights around the world on 19th January 2019. For the third time, the Women's March took place in Washington, London, Berlin, Rome and many other cities around the world. We asked Kara Wuest from Global Fund...

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