IAWM - International Association of Women's Museums
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?

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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.

 

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Latest News

Why does the world need a museum about & for girls?

May 10, 2018

The Girl Museum starts a Video Competition to celebrate the 10th Anniversary. This is how you can take part: Answer, “Why does the world need a museum about & for girls?” in a 20-30 second video. Upload your answer to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter with...

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The Girl Museum launches new virtual museum space

May 8, 2018

After the website of the virtual museum Girl Museum has been hacked on International Women's Day 2018, the museum team has tirelessly worked to set up a new virtual museum space. And on 25th of April the new Girl Museum website went online. We congratulate! Check out...

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Let us celebrate the oldest profession in the world…

May 4, 2018

... with your valuable experiences around pregnancy, birth and childbed. Children are born every day. In this crucial experience it is incredibly important to have someone to count on, someone who you can trust. That is why we think it is only right that midwives...

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Call for contributions by the Women’s Museum Istanbul

Apr 30, 2018

Exhibition within the framework of the conference Feminist Pedagogy: Museums, Memorials and Practices of Remembrance I. Asian and European conference of women's museums 18 - 20 October 2018, Istanbul During the conference an exhibition will be organised curated by...

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