We are delighted that a portion of the exhibition has been extended to 20 September 2026! You can find Past Shelves in the Huntly Room and Costume Gallery, on the first floor of the Museum. Opening hours: During the summer, the Museum is open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm. Join us for the Past Shelves […]
Bats have inspired many writers and artists throughout history. They’re a liminal being, living between land and sky, emerging at dawn and dusk. This is perhaps what leads some queer people to feel an affinity with them. They also have strong associations with vampires and Gothic literature. Join us to learn all about these mysterious […]
A monthly book club focusing on queer gothic writing. Every month we choose a book (or selection of shorter texts) by LGBTQ+ authors, or featuring queer characters/themes to read and discuss together. We alternate between classic and contemporary texts. In August, we’re reading The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling. In September, we’re reading The Picture […]
On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2pm–4pm for our informal Social Sundays. Join us for tea, cake and lots of queer book discussion! There is no need to sign up in advance, you can just turn up. Social Sundays are a great way to […]
Listen to the audio version of this webpage: Join artists and educators Lou & Debbie for an audio described tour of our Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh. The tour has been specially designed for blind and partially sighted people, and will include descriptions of the size, colour, and […]
Join us at our monthly Queer Joy book club! In September, we’ll be reading These Heathens by Mia McKenzie. We normally meet on the third Sunday of each month to discuss queer books through a lens of finding joy in LGBTQ+ stories. Queer books are often distressing or tragic, so we started a book club […]
