The Museum of Transology in conversation with Richard Sandell

Join Lavender Menace and the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network for an online evening discussion about protecting and sharing trans heritage. Curator E-J Scott will be in dialogue with Professor Richard Sandell in an event chaired by historian Elena Fritzsch.

About the speakers

E-J Scott is a curator, cultural producer and academic whose practice focuses on enabling communities who may traditionally have been marginalised in museums to recentre their histories via interventive participatory practice. E-J is a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. They founded the Museum of Transology in 2014, now the largest collection of material culture representing trans lives in the world (Bishopsgate Institute, London).

Richard Sandell is Professor of Museum Studies and co-director of the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries at the University of Leicester. He is a co-author of Trans-Inclusive Culture: guidance on advancing trans inclusion for museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations.

Elena Fritzsch is an historian and a former volunteer archivist at Lavender Menace. She has an MA in History and Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a postgraduate degree in History from Leiden University, where her research focused on gender-affirming healthcare in trans magazines.

Booking

Tickets are free – donations are appreciated but optional. Booking in advance is essential as places are limited so, if you are unable to attend, please cancel your ticket.
This event will take place on Zoom. A meeting link will be sent out on the day of the event.

Any other questions

Please email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk