Celebrating and Archiving a Modern Mother’s Movement – We Put M/otherhood on the Map!
We are thrilled to introduce you to Tampa Bay’s first and only women’s museum – an initiative that highlights m/others and others in the arts, science and herstory. We are making waves and changing narratives about the ways we work, love and cherish our one big human family! Together we grow in connection, brilliance and a shared affection for the most beautiful things life has to offer.
MoM is the first and only exhibition and education center devoted to the art, science, and herstory of women, m/others, and families. Our mission is to start great conversations, create thought-provoking exhibits, and cultivate community in a safe and supportive environment while informing and inspiring lives. 2025 initiatives are focused on health and well-being for all.
MoM is a local/global initiative. Elucidating reproductive identity, technology and herstory, we champion ‘We Build Tampa Bay’-creating culture beyond the bridges, we organize international arts exhibits, workshops in maternal well-being, community events, mentorships with local students, and education through programs like our ‘Escape Womb’. The Museum of Motherhood is poised for community partnerships in St Pete and beyond.
We are ready to grow with you in connection, brilliance and a shared affection for the most beautiful things life has to offer!
The Museum of Motherhood redefines how we talk about motherhood — from the
perspective of m/others. Through exhibitions and education, we tackle the ubiquitous nature of reproductive identity, birth, and parenting by examining the social, psychological, and economic realities embedded in these experiences and by turning the lens squarely on the people at the center of these endeavors. We highlight research in this area and share mother-made art through exhibitions online and in person offering opportunities for dissemination that have not previously existed. We challenge limiting ideologies and encourage more compassionate connections by drawing attention to individual stories, empowering women’s articulations, and by confronting isolation through our creative and inclusive community. Through this lens women take their rightful place in our collective cultural narrative and the whole human family benefits.
The MOM Art Annex is a certified 501c3 nonprofit overseeing growth of the Museum of Motherhood project. Fundraising for acquisitions, programming, and the museum’s physical campus is ongoing. Every donation helps!
Our priorities are love and inclusion for all human beings whatever their experiences. We are healers, peacemakers and culture-builders and therefore advocates for positive health outcomes. We are devoted to educating the world about the contributions and experience of women & mothers both historically and in contemporary culture within the body of this great big human family. We counter narratives that have kept women less visible while educating future generations through our exhibits, events, resource center, scholarship, and educational partnerships.
- Education: Educate the public about women’s evolving histories, identities, and roles in the home and in society.
- Inclusivity: Engage with people of all ages in an inclusive, supportive, and enriching environment.
- Community: Celebrate and empower communities through our shared human heritage: We all have a reproductive identity.
- Advocacy: Examine policy and advocacy around parenting while exploring the science of pregnancy, birth, menses, conception, and matrescence.
- Empowerment: We connect with students, travelers, and families from around the world reminding them of our collective shared status, our origin stories, and the inherent creativity of the human experience for the empowerment of all while elevating the artistic endeavors of m/others.
MoM creates, produces, and presents visual, literary, educational, academic, and performing arts exhibits and education that celebrate, nurture and support individuals with a special emphasis on identity, experience, and community. We keep abreast of changing birth technologies and give voice to a mom-made art movement through our actions while focusing on the social, psychological, physical, and economic realities embedded in these experiences. MoM connects students, women, men, m/others and families through reproductive identity, music, art, activism, and education for cultural, economic, and social awareness. MoM acts as a safe space for healing, inspiration, and illumination.
MoM welcomes people of all ages and stages of reproductive experience including non-binary individuals, and those living through pregnancy, adoption, menses, loss, justice issues, illness, and disability as well as those who are childfree by choice. We believe in the principles of diversity and inclusion and emphasize a multicultural, intersectional approach to our partners, neighbors, volunteers and community members. Respect, appreciation and love are our guiding principles.
MoM is a living museum. We grow, evolve, and transform according to YOU – our members, volunteers, and partners. That is why we encourage great conversations, support thought-provoking exhibits, and offer resources for people to engage in activities centered around identity and culture in a safe and inclusive environment. MoM encourages a deeper understanding of the labor and investment made by those birthing and raising the next generation as well as serving to deconstruct dominant stereotypes in order to increase our overall understanding of the family experience. We are awesomely made!
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1. Offer free & open, interactive exhibitions that inspire and educate
2. Encourage activities that focus on personal empowerment
3. Employ students and create service-learning opportunities that result in college and job placement
4. Teach Women’s History
5. Create high visibility programming with local artists in Tampa Bay (and beyond)
6. Emphasize reproductive health awareness through events and activities
7. Host community meetings (AEHK artists of Kenwood) and other events monthly at no cost
8. Connect visitors to resources both online and in-person
9. Encourage tourism through our annual international conference welcoming artists, activists and scholars from around the world
10. Serve as the first and only Museum of Motherhood in the world
MoM Art Annex Inc. is a certified Florida 501c3 non-profit that serves as an incubator project overseeing the growth of the Museum of Motherhood. Our mission is to establish a permanent structure for a world-class International Museum to promote the new field of mother studies, mother-made art, and the evolution of family while honoring the achievements of women in perpetuity and therefore preserving their legacy. The Annex is located in St. Petersburg, Florida and actively engages with the public through relationship-building, by promoting our collection of exhibits online, hosting remote residencies & internships, and through participation in the AEHK community as well as the annual Studio Tour of Historic Kenwood, and other community activities.
- The MOM (Museum of Motherhood) Art Annex creates, produces and presents artistic, educational
and cultural content that studies and supports families and their activities. - The MOM Art Annex disseminates information about women and mothers for broad
public consumption, while paying tribute to them free of age, race and
socio-economic barriers. - The MOM Art Annex cares about, and acts upon the status of women, while
celebrating the courage, fortitude and ingenuity of mothers, and addresses
important issues, creates meaningful content, and provides compelling
community experiences - MoM (“the Museum”) does not discriminate against any individual on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, history, marital
status, sexual orientation, or disability.
EIN: 84-3541994
Mailing Address:
MOM Art Annex
538 28th St N
St Petersburg, FL 33713
A Museum for all ages about the Art, Science & History of Women, M/others & Families, inclusive of all reproductive identities. Admission FREE. MoM’s Escape Womb Experience by advance ticket purchase.
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