Queering the Museum

In 2019 the Museum was questioned about its holdings of material related to LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, plus) people, places, and stories. After a thorough collection survey, the answer was…almost nothing. Further research revealed there is little representation of LGBTQIA+ stories in regional museum collections across Australia. The Museum recognised a failure to fulfil this mission and wants to challenge the perpetuation of heteronormative centred ways of knowing and being within its collections. The idea for Small Town Queer was born, to explore and collect queer history and stories from the Tweed, along with the challenge for Tweed Regional Museum to undergo a ‘queering’ of its policies, museological practices and collections. Small Town Queer offers the opportunity to work collaboratively on the ways in which Tweed Regional Museum can establish a practice of collecting, preserving and making accessible the history, stories and material culture of local LGBTIQA+ people. Small Town Queer Online Exhibition Small Town Queer Playlist Interview Recorded: Murwillumbah, November 2020. Image: Murwillumbah Museum (Tweed Regional Museum Collection).\ Music: Coffee & Conversation 2020 Podcast.co Example Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.