History of lgbt curating

28/06/2026

18/06/2026

18/06/2026

This article examines Dino Pešut's novel Tatin sin (Daddy's Boy, 2020) and Espi Tomičić's monodrama Your Love Is King (2020) in the context of Croatian q***r coming-of-age narrative and post-Yugoslav literary culture more broadly.

This article examines Dino Pešut's novel Tatin sin (Daddy's Boy, 2020) and Espi Tomičić's monodrama Your Love Is King (2020) in the context of Croatian q***r coming-of-age narrative and post-Yugoslav literary culture more broadly. In particular, I focus on the theme of mourning for the ailing, wo...

06/06/2026

Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Q***r Legacies

Until 27 February 2027

Graves Gallery

Sheffield Museums

Historic and contemporary artworks and objects paired or grouped through three key conversations – Revolution, the historical legal and social constraints surrounding Q***r expression; Revelation, coded messages which have been hidden or deliberately obscured; and Reinforcement, how the foundations of Q***r art and its histories continue to be retained and strengthened.

Six museums and historic sites across the city, creating life-shaping, eye-opening, joy-filled memories with you ✨

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel & Weston Park Museum

06/06/2026

Q***r as Comics
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Until 4 October 2026

The exhibition chronicles how comic creators have represented LGBTQIA+ lives from the UK’s first published gay comic strip to the sharp satire of the 1970s and 80s q***r press and contemporary zines and webcomics. Artwork on display addresses state power, discrimination and bold visions for the future, showcasing how comics can provide a voice, community and life-affirming characters.

More than 60 artists are represented, ranging from underground creators to influential icons, including Alison Bechdel, Tove Jansson, Tom of Finland, Kate Charlesworth and Rupert Kinnard.

World's biggest space for illustration. ✏️Opening May 2026. Formerly House of Illustration.
Exhibitions | Library | Shop | Café | Gardens

20/05/2026

Lemons, Laws & Secret Doors: A Hastings Q***r History Collective Exhibition

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

Until 30 August

Within it are stories of joy, defiance, community and survival. Of people who loved, made art, danced, organised and refused to disappear. Of LGBTQIA+ lives lived here, even when they were not always recognised.

A local museum with a global collection. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 4.30pm

13/05/2026

Gender Stories
Walker Art Gallery
National Museums Liverpool

16 May - 31 August 2026

Through a diverse collection of fine and decorative art, personal stories and objects, Gender Stories traces the spectrum of genders and their expression across time and place, examining how gender intersects with our s*x, class, s*xuality and heritage to shape who we are.

What is gender? How have ideas about it changed over time? How does it shape our day-to-day lives? These questions and more will be explored in a brand-new exhibition co-created by National Museums Liverpool.Through a diverse collection of fine and decorative art, personal stories and objects, Gende...

03/05/2026

Вопрос, возникающий у специалиста по квир-теории при взгляде на экспозицию, заключается в том, как знание о сексуальной ориентации дизайнера соотносится с его творчеством? Зависит ли квир-мода от сексуальной ориентации модельера? Если бы мы не знали, что модельер гомосексуалист, что бы мы увидели?

Другая проблема квир-теории заключается в том, что возникают сложности при попытке задним числом причислить к гомосексуали­стам исторических персонажей, живших до середины XIX века.

Сообщество посетителей мужских борделей XVIII века, модных денди, расшатало твердые, обусловленные классовым делением прави­ла выбора одежды. Именно поэтому, а не из-за своей предполагаемой сексуальной ориентации, они со временем вошли в историю культуры. Эти персонажи — лишь собирательные образы, которые, вслед за Бар­том, мы можем теперь использовать, изучая квир-моду и прослеживая отклонение от традиции в моде, а не в людях.

25/03/2026

Philrarmonia debates:usuc & Sexuality

What impact does a composer’s s*xuality have on the music they write? Does awareness of a composer’s s*xuality affect a performer’s or listener’s response to their work? Speakers from the world of classical music and beyond lead the discussion, ahead of our concert featuring music by Britten, Ravel and Tchaikovksy – come and have your say.

12 April

https://philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/philharmonia-debates-music-s*xuality

Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia debates music and s*xuality

24/02/2026