The Collection
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Two Origami Flowers - One Black, One Yellow
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/009
Tag HANDMADE ORIGAMI ROSES
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Fashion, Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
Two handmade origami roses. One black, one yellow.
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Two Paintings - Vagine Lead Tree and Black Vagina Colourful
MOT/2024/NDOTC/CARD/008
Tag Accidental Vaginas – Paintings by Nadheem
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
Two colourful paintings, one of a tree, one of a leaf. The leaves resemble vaginas/vulvas. With a brown handwritten luggage tag.
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Two Patches: Queer Books and Scissoring Logo Screenprints On Calico
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BELF/002
Tag We screen-printed these as prototypes for tote bags, which we would eventually sell from our trans-owned bookshop and community space. This was the first tangible evidence of the shop!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Queer books screenprint on calico. Scissoring logo screenprint on calico.
A square piece of fabric displays the words "Queer Books" with a paperclip icon above.
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BIRM/009
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Two Photos (Organisers and Organisers and Volunteers of Trans Pride Birmingham)
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BIRM/009
Tag Tag 1 - A photo of the 2022 organisers of Trans Pride Birmingham, the first ever Trans Pride event in the Midlands. From Left to right: Alexia (she/her), Dan the dog (any pronouns), Adam (they/xe), Ocean (they/them) and Lolly (they/them). Tag 2 - A photo of the 2023 organisers and volunteers of Trans Pride Birmingham, where we held multiple events across the city. From left to right, Aby (she/her), Mercy (they/them), Kim (she/they), Lolly (they/them), Daisy (they/them), CJ (he/him), and Adam (they/xem).
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland, Photographs
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Photo - Organisers of Trans Pride Birmingham Photo - Organisers and volunteers of Trans Pride Birmingham
A group poses with a "Trans Pride Birmingham" banner, smiling and wearing yellow vests.
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Two Piece DIY Jacket, Scarf and Skirt
MOT/2024/LTMLTS/021
Tag This effect was worn by Bambi Phillips and constructed by George Wale for her debut into the UK chapter of the House of Revlon ♡
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- Collection
- Letter To My Little Trans Self
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Outfit from a ball, where bambi debuted in the House of Revlon
A beige, quilted jacket and matching skirt are hanging on a wooden hanger.
- Two Poems "Free To Be, To Move and Sway" and "Woman Of Mass Destruction" MOT000078
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Poetry
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Two typed poems on sheets and tag. Two x sheets of pale yellow writing paper with typed poem on each & tag. Poems read " Free to be, to move & sway", "Woman of mass destruction" with explanation pasted onto sheet. Poems are copyrighted. All in tight fitting plastic sealable bag. Slight handling marks on paper.
- Dimensions
- Height 17.8 cm Width 12.7 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
- Two Posters For Drag Events - Drag Me To The Fringe Royal Brunch MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/085
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A poster for the Royal Brunch Drag event. Depicting a drag performer and fruit and the event details.
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Two RAF Police Warrant Cards
MOT000036.2
Tag This is the SD hat I wore in Training. It has two reasons for being significant. It is the hat I traded in for a white one, when I became RAF Police. And it is a boys cap. Obviosly I have no need for a boys cap anymore. (but I actually prefer the look of them over the girls) The RAF have been amazing to me as a trans person. I wouldn't trade my time in for anything. (even if I did join in a misguided attempt to be masc)
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Memorial
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 16 cm Width 13 cm
The image shows a Royal Air Force police cap, two warrant cards, and a handwritten note with details
- Two Rings MOT000966
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Two rings, one silver and one black.
- Dimensions
- Height 2 cm Width 1 cm Depth 1 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
- Two Stickers, One Patch for Brighton & Hove Trans Pride MOT000149
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Stickers
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Three objects, one is a black square patch which says 'Trans Pride' on it for Brighton & Hove (MOT000149.1), one is a sticker of a purple flag which says 'Trans Pride 2016' (MOT000149.2), and the final is a square white sticker which says 'Trans Pride Brighton' (MOT000149.3).
The image features three objects, a patch and two sticker designs promoting Trans Pride 2016 in Brighton and Hove.
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Two Zines 'ERGI' and 'Stickers on Lamp Posts'
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/029
Tag This is poetry written in the climate of transphobia in the 2020s, & stickers I made. Stickers on lamp-posts was written after meeting with a politician who had no idea about transphobia. Ergi was written about my gender and faith as a trans/NB heathen. THE stickers were made to cover transphobic stickers & bring hope.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Zines, Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Dimension Description MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/029.1 and MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/029.2 Height 10 cm Width 8 cm
The image shows two zines titled "ERGI" and "Stickers on Lamp Posts" with a brown tag to the right.
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Two Zines: "The Boy Who Transitioned" by Dorian Shire
MOT/2024/NDOTC/MANC/015
Tag A zine made from a cut-up copy of Harry Potter, chronicalling my journey into transness. DORIAN SHIRE
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Zines, Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Dimension Description Both zines Height 10 cm Width 7 cm Depth 0.2 cm
The image shows two zines titled "The Boy Who Transitioned," made using cut-up Harry Potter books.
Special Collections
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The Bishopsgate Institute is situated in leafy London, right next to Liverpool Street station.
Information
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed
How to get here
Bus or Tube to Liverpool Street Station
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