International Museum of Women

PO Box 642370 San Francisco CA 94164-2370 Administrative offices: 1848 Pine Street, Pacific Heights Ph: +1 415 775 1366 Fax: +1 415 775 6198 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.imow.org      Currently negotiations are taking place regarding the use of one of the Piers on the waterfront, for this new major museum which will celebrate and examine the role women have played in shaping our world through the centuries. The project began life as the Women’s Heritage Museum, a non-profit corporation founded in 1985 by Jeanne Farr McDonnel, Anne Firth Murray and Jane Van Dusen, with downtown offices in Market Street. For over 10 years it operated as a “museum without walls” producing several exhibits, hosting public programs, sponsoring an annual book fair, providing teacher resources for Women’s History Month, honouring unknown women from local history and recreating historic events. In 1997 Board began developing plans for a major museum in San Francisco and the following year changed its name with newly defined goals and objectives. It is envisaged that it will not be just a museum but a place where women can gather for social and professional functions to share and exchange ideas in an international forum. It will be equipped with conference rooms, an auditorium and galleries designed to host special events. Women scholars and activists from over 20 different countries and 6 continents have helped develop an exhibit concept document that will continue to evolve. It is scheduled to open in 2004.