• For the Queer the Pier Community Curators, this carousel horse represents what was once an exclusive form of travel becoming a popular attraction for people of different classes who mingled on the pier. It reflects their collective ambition to remember queer stories ranging from wealthy diarist Anne Lister to bookshop manager Bill Butler.

    For the Queer the Pier Community Curators, this carousel horse represents what was once an exclusive form of travel becoming a popular attraction for people of different classes who mingled on the pier. It reflects their collective ambition to remember queer stories ranging from wealthy diarist Anne Lister to bookshop manager Bill Butler.

Exhibition

Queer the Pier

22 Feb 2020 – 1 Mar 2023

Regular hours

Saturday
10:00 – 17:00
Sunday
10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 17:00
Thursday
10:00 – 17:00
Friday
10:00 – 17:00

Cost of entry

Adult £7.50 (concessions available)

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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

Brighton, United Kingdom

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This community curated display peers into local LGBTIQA+ history. Celebrating the lives of the writers, artists, performers, activists and ordinary people who have made Brighton & Hove so fabulous, their stories are brought to life with film and photography, fashion and drag and oral histories.

About

Part of Be Bold, a series of collaborative exhibitions and events, programmed with Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ communities.

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