Events

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 […]

Step back in time with queer history researcher and writer Indigo for this walking tour of Edinburgh. Together, we will explore the infamous sapphic scandal that inspired The Children’s Hour, […]

Join us at the Museum of Edinburgh for a fun and informal sketching workshop at the Past Shelves exhibition with queer artist, Annie Lord. No experience necessary! Annie will lead […]

“…ive us a visual record of our passages… a mosaic of lesbian strength, of our strivings to remake our outer and inner worlds.” – Joan Nestle In an era shaped […]

Join queer artist Annie Lord for a workshop exploring objects in the archive. Still lifes are artworks featuring inanimate and often everyday objects. In this informal creative workshop, you are […]

From the legends behind A Queer Was Here and Auld Edinburgh, comes the Lavender Menace Queer History Quiz! Join us at Argonaut Books for a fun and informative evening. Think pub quiz, but all […]

What does it mean to find flashes of recognition in the archive? How might moments from the trans past open up avenues to imagine new ways of being, writing and […]

For every Ewan Forbes, there were dozens more people in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Scotland who lived lives that moved away from the gender to which they were assigned at birth. […]

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 […]

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 […]

A friendly monthly discussion group about gay books and gay writing, for people who enjoy reading and talking about how gay writing has impacted our lives. We meet on the […]