IAWM - International Association of Women's Museums

1980
USA: Maryland Women’s Heritage Center and Museum

1981
Germany: Frauenmuseum, Bonn

1982
Australia: Pioneer Women’s Hut, Tumbarumba
Denmark: Kvindemuseet i Danmark, Aarhus

1983
USA: Women’s Museum of California, San Diego, California

1984
Germany: Frauen Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden

1985
International Museum of Women (now closed)
USA: National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, Rochester, New York

1986
Germany: Das Verborgene Museum, Berlin
USA: International Women’s Air & Space Museum, Cleveland, Ohio

1987
Vietnam: The Southern Women’s Museum, Ho-Chi-Minh-City
Vietnam: Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi
USA: National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
USA: Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame, Okemos, Michigan
Netherlands: Museum Het Vrouwenhuis Zwolle, Zwolle

1988
Italy: Frauenmuseum Meran, Merano
USA: Women of the West Museum at the Autry National Center, Los Angeles, California

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IAWM Website Renewal Announcement

Feb 15, 2026

Dear Members and Friends, We’re excited to let you know that our new website is currently in the works. While it’s being developed, the current site remains available for reference. We’ll be sure to let you know as soon as the new site goes live. Thank you for your...

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Collections 2030 and Beyond – ICCROM Online Conference

Aug 18, 2025

Join us online for the conference Collections 2030 and Beyond, organized by ICCROM, from 22–26 September 2025. On 22 September, Gaby Franger, Chair of IAWM, and Tijana Jakovljević Šević, Executive Coordinator of IAWM, will give a short presentation during the “People”...

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Webinar for General Assembly

Jun 5, 2025

Webinar for General Assembly In preparation for our General Assembly in August 2025, we warmly invite you to a 90-minute online seminar to present and discuss amendments to the IAWM Statutes. Given the limited time and the extensive agenda of the upcoming General...

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