Museum of Transology
About
Founded in 2014, the Museum of Transology collects objects donated by trans, non-binary and intersex people that share our gender stories. Each object has a handwritten label attached explaining its personal significance to the donor.
Our Museum Mission
“Collecting and archiving trans artefacts from the past and present helps us preserve transcestry (trans history) in our own true way, so their meaning remains unchanged in the future and can benefit trans people for years to come.”
— Kosma, Community Curator, London, 2025.
Stories as Objects
The Museum of Transology protects trans voices by treating the handwritten stories attached to donated objects as objects in their own right.
WHAT IS TRANSOLOGY?
The Museum of Transology (MoT) began collecting everyday material culture reflecting trans, non-binary and intersex lives in 2014. It is now a massive community project, with hundreds of people involved.
The Collection
We currently have almost 1500 digitised objects in the collection, they can be viewed here.
Discover the Collection
Red Lipstick
This lipstick was From my wonderful sister who was the First Family member to accept and support my transition. ♡
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Red Lipstick
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Tag This lipstick was From my wonderful sister who was the First Family member to accept and support my transition. ♡
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Red lipstick in black case. Red lipstick in black battered casing, revealing silver underneath. White small sticker on side.
- Dimensions
- Width 2 cm Height 7 cm
Black lipstick tube. Some of the black paint has been stripped away revealing silver underneath.
Spotlight Selection
Publication 31 March 2026
Trans Inclusive Culture Resources
News 12 Mar 2026
MoT Shortlisted
Tribute 17 Mar 2026
QTIBIPOC Femme Power
Exhibition 2014
Marlborough Pub & Theatre
Exhibition 20 January to 22 April 2017
Fashion Space Gallery
Exhibition 20 July 2017 to 3 June 2018
Brighton Museum & Gallery
Exhibition 11 March 25 to 11 May 25
Lethaby Gallery
Shop
At the Museum of Transology, we don’t sell our community’s stories for personal profit. All merch is usually sold either at cost price or for pay-what-you-can donations (like our Never Again t-shirts and our Transcestry catalogues at the last exhibition).
In our online shop, we raise funds for volunteer expenses, collections care and photography, travel for our Community Curators, artist fees, polaroid film and digital hosting costs. We try and do that with integrity, so we pay artists from the community to use real objects from the collection to inspire their ideas.
The stickers and t-shirts on sale now have been designed by Alice Bigsby-Bye from the queer crafty folklore witches of @hagstoneart fame, Norwich. If one of the objects they chose was yours, please Let Us Know your address and we will gift you a whatever-it-is in the post.