The Harris is partnering with Lancashire Archives to bring you an evening of LGBTQ+ fashion and local history
LGBTQ+ History Month is now in full swing and is an opportunity for us as LGBTQ+ people to reclaim our past, celebrate the present and shape our future.
Some of you may already know that The Harris has now officially closed its doors but, our grand reopening is scheduled for 2025 when we can’t wait to welcome you back into your new and improved Harris.
LGBTQ+ History Month Event at Lancashire Archives
The Harris is partnering with Lancashire Archives to bring you an evening of LGBTQ+ fashion and local history. To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, Harris curator Scott will give a short talk on the history of LGBTQ+ fashion, focusing on icons and pioneers who blazed a trail throughout history to the present day. You’ll see objects from The Harris’ fashion & textile collection as well as artefacts that celebrate Lancashire’s queer past from the Lancashire Archives.
When and Where?
The event will take place on Wednesday 01st March 2023.
The event will start at 6.30pm and end at around 8pm.
The event will take place at Lancashire Archives.
LGBT+ History Month
Join us as we explore LGBT+ History including the Camp in the Collection series, Exhibit Gay and Harris collection objects and artworks.
Join performance artist Harry Clayton-Wright as we go on a quest to find the campest items in the Harris collections. Harry, a self confessed ‘connoisseur of camp’, has unearthed a variety of treasures from the Harris stores. They will take this opportunity to explore the queer roots of camp, looking at what makes these items so special and how they relate to LGBTQ life and culture.
Blogs
Want to know more? Super! Read more about the Harris collection objects and artworks featured in the above videos:
Notes on Episode 1: Costume collection
All Together Different: Exploring Ideas for the New Harris
Telling a wide range of stories and displaying our collections differently.
Read about the Exhibition
Fashion &… Queerness
Join Harris curator, Scott as he explores the history of fashion through a queer lens and examines the aesthetics and sartorial choices made by LGBTQ+ people. Analysing just how central these subcultures have been to forming ideas of mainstream fashion.
Exhibit Gay
A display has been curated and written by the Harris LGBTQ+ Group, which includes people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer. Exhibit Gay is about our journey – the past, present and future of LGBTQ+ representation at the Harris and our hopes for the future.
Camp in the Collection
Decorative Art
View pieces from the Harris decorative art collections featured in the ‘Camp in the Collection’ series.
Discover MoreLancashire LGBT
Visit the Lancashire LGBT website for support and advice for LGBTQIA+ people to be happier, healthier and better connected.
What’s Next?
We hope that the above resources have piqued your interest. These videos and blogs are a starting point, a springboard into LGBTQIA+ history.
