Welcome to Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading, co-curated by Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. On this page you can listen to audio descriptions of selected items from the exhibition. Thanks to artists & consultants Lou and Debbie who worked on this project with us.
The Past Shelves exhibition is inspired by Scotland’s first gay and lesbian bookshops: Lavender Menace and West and Wilde. The exhibition was shaped by an oral history project by Lavender Menace Archive. You can hear clips from these interviews by going to lavendermenace.org.uk/listen.
Lavender Books flyer
Lark in the Park t-shirt
Body Alchemy by Loren Cameron
Edinburgh College of Art gig poster
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence nun’s habit
Out and Proud Badge
