Queer Heritage and Collections Network Symposium 2024 - IN-PERSON

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE ONLY

This hybrid two-day symposium aims to explore the innovative and meaningful queer heritage practice being developed by cultural organisations across the UK and beyond. It will include presentations from open submissions and invited keynote speakers and panels.

• Day 1, 22 October 2024, 10:00-15:45
• Day 2, 23 October 2024, 09:30-15:45

Location: Clore Learning Centre, Kensington Palace

Drawing inspiration from the current exhibition Untold Lives at Kensington Palace, the symposium will explore different approaches to researching and publicly presenting previously overlooked, marginalised or silenced queer lives.

Keynotes by George Chakravarthi and Matt Smith.

Speakers include:

• Vicky Iglikowski-Broad, The National Archives
• Caio de Araujo, University of the Western Cape/The Other Foundation
• Jaime Starr, independent historian
• Indigo Dunphy-Smith, National Trust for Scotland
• Noël van Riswick and Hannah Squire, National Trust
• Shaan Rathgeber Knan and Nan Carreira, University of Brighton (Techne) and Queer Britain
• Rowan Rush-Morgan + community champions, Queer Heritage South/Queer in Brighton
• Kate Fisher and Rebecca Langlands, University of Exeter
• Lucy Armitage and Dr Gráinne Rice, National Galleries of Scotland
• Claire Mead, London Museum/freelance curator and educator
• Katie Birkwood and Felix Lancashire, Royal College of Physicians
• Barbara Centrone and Dani Martiri, independent researchers
• E.M. Parry, University of Brighton
• Rob Freeman and Kit Heyam, Royal Armouries
• Ben Walters, Badge Cafe

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The Queer Heritage and Collections Network is formed of a partnership between National Trust, English Heritage, Historic England, Historic Royal Palaces and Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (University of Leicester) supported by Arts Council England.

The Queer Heritage and Collections Network aims to achieve a step change in the capacities and confidence of everyone who works with LGBTIQA+ heritage (including museums and heritage bodies) by supporting them to be world leading in the way they use heritage to increase public understanding of, access to, and engagement with LGBTIQA+ heritage.

Host or Publisher Queer Heritage and Collections Network