Spotlight
Article 1 October 2019
Where can trans people call home in history?
The problem with pop-up exhibitions is that they pop down. And the problem with anniversary-led programming is that it passes.
So, while we witnessed a flurry of queer exhibitions across the UK in 2017 to mark the 50-year anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain, we are now seeing them close. This begs the question: are LGBTQI+ audiences still welcome in museums?