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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IWD at the Women’s Museum of Costa Rica

Mar 8, 2018

The Women’s Museum of Costa Rica is opening the exhibition "Women transforming spaces" by Vanessa Huertas Miranda. "Being a woman is fighting from birth, fighting for space and living in. Waking up and opening paths that seem to be closed with warnings, involves...

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IWD at the Women’s Museum Norway

Mar 7, 2018

What’s happening on and around the International Women’s Day in Kongsvinger 2018? The Norwegian Women’s Museum, Kvinnemuseet, is an active part in the IWD committee in our town, Kongsvinger. This is the third year we are inviting several other organizations to join...

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IWD in the Association Women and Gender Museum Switzerland

Mar 7, 2018

Tonight the association women and gender museum Switzerland invites to a talk with the title 'Significant Swiss Women - how to honour them? From the classical museum to the Virtual Reality'. The exhibition curator Beat Gugger will address the following questions: How...

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Exhibition opening by Iranian Women’s Movement in The Hague

Mar 6, 2018

In light of International Women's day, the opening of the exhibition "From Evin,With Love" presents the handicrafts of Imprisoned Iranian women activists. The exhibition introduces the "Iranian Women's movement Museum", as a part of the "Iranian women movement oral...

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