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

IWD at the Women’s Museum Hittisau, Austria

In occasion of International Women's Day the Women's Museum Hittisau in Austria is inviting to the concert finklinggs: "... nur für Freunde der Urtriebsfoschung". Before the concert a workshop with Dr. Christian Fiala, founder of the Museum of Contraception and...

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IWD at Global Fund for Women

Global Fund for Women’s President and CEO, Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, delivered an inspiring TED Talk for International Women’s Day. Isirika. It’s one word with a meaning powerful enough to mobilize and inspire an entire community. Global Fund for Women’s President and CEO,...

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IWD at the Girl Museum

Girl Museum is holding our first-ever art auction in support of #5WomenArtists. Featuring works created by female artists exclusively for our museum, all proceeds will support our new contemporary art exhibition series. Bid now on prints, laptop bags, pins, and...

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IWD at the Enciclopedia delle Donne in Milan, Italy

  This year Enciclopedia delle Donne, Milan, Italy will be in Rome for IWD in occasion of its eight birthday! In Rome the fair 'Feminism - the first fair of women's publishing' takes place for the first time in the International House of Women's Publishing. ...

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