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Proudly independent since 1895. Dive into our archives and learn with us online. https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
An extra hour of sleep? Don’t mind if we do. 😴 🕰️

Once upon a time, the end of daylight saving meant dashing around to wind back every clock in sight. Now, our digital ones kindly do it for us, though we can’t help admiring the craftsmanship of these timepieces from our archives.
October 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Think you know museums? Think again. 👀

Between 1960 and 2020, the number of museums in the UK tripled. But many were far from what you’d expect.

The Mapping Museum Project set out to uncover & document this boom, revealing a world of collectors and community.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/46WC7Rs
Mapping Museums Oral Histories | Bishopsgate Institute
During the late twentieth century, the number of museums in the UK more than tripled. The Mapping Museum research project was devised in response to the ab
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October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“No Tango or freak dances were allowed…”

In 1914, 230 guests enjoyed a “very pleasant evening” at Bishopsgate - despite a strict ban on Tango, as found in @thebritishnewspaperarchive.

Today? Queer Salsa, K-pop, Ballroom & more. Get your freak on. https://bit.ly/3Ihr9xs

#BishopsgateInstitute
October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Somewhere free, quiet, and right next to Liverpool Street? 👀

Whether you’ve got a deadline looming, are polishing off a chapter on your lunch break, or hunting for a calm spot to do some work, our new Reading Room is open to you.

👋 https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/whats-on/activity/reading-room/
Reading Room | Bishopsgate Institute
The Reading Room is separate to the Researchers’ Service, so if you’d like to look at our special collections and archives, you’ll need this instead https:
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October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New 6-week online course exploring LGBTQIA+ literature with @emilygarside.bsky.social 📚

From hidden histories & the liberation era to the AIDS crisis & contemporary voices, discover the texts that shaped, and were shaped by, the queer community.

🗓️ 2 Oct - 6 Nov
💻 Book: https://bit.ly/42gQgaA
251002 An Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Literature | Bishopsgate Institute
Part historical overview and part literary analysis, this course will examine LGBTQIA+ literature through the decades. Beginning with “hidden histories” of
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September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Final chance to book tickets. ⏰

Join us at Bishopsgate Institute to relive the grandeur that was Gay News, with photographer Bob Workman & journalist Keith Howes. Discover the stories, images & icons from the queer 70s & 80s.

📅 24 Sep at 19:00
🎟️ 🔗 https://bit.ly/4mVQ2OD
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September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Shirts celebrating and supporting the UK Fetish Archive @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social available now!

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Discover unique designs by UK FETISH ARCHIVE on Everpress. Shop high-quality t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, and more from talented independent artists!
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September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ever wanted to take a piece of the UK Fetish Archive home with you to play?

Now's your chance...

Limited edition tees - printed to order, 30 days only.

📦 Don’t make us beg. https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/archives/uk-fetish-archive-merch/

Wearing history has never felt quite like this. 🖤
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Behind closed doors. Beneath the counter. 📽️

Join us for the launch of Under the Counter – a new archive uncovering Britain’s hidden 8mm film economy (1960–80). With live projection, original materials & a pop-up Soho backroom.

🗓️ 1 Oct, 7-9pm
Buy tickets 👉 https://bit.ly/4m6Ruw9
251001 Under the Counter Sex, Film & Soho’s Hidden Economy | Bishopsgate Institute
Between 1960 and 1980, a thriving—yet secretive—trade in short, sexually explicit films existed in Britain. Produced on 8mm film using semi-professional eq
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September 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
October at Bishopsgate is full of possibilities.

Whether you’re here to explore hidden histories or pick up a new skill, this month’s line-up has something to spark your curiosity.

Browse the full programme and book your place. https://bit.ly/3Ihr9xs

#WhatsOnLondon #LondonEvents
September 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Grit, glamour & gossip from the golden age of Gay News.

Photographer Bob Workman & journalist Keith Howes return, for one night only, with stories, images & icons from the queer 70s & 80s.

📅 24 Sep
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🎟️ Book below
🔗 https://bit.ly/4mVQ2OD
250924 From Buggery to Blasphemy: Gay News Revisited by Bob Workman and Keith Howes | Bishopsgate Institute
Together, photographer Bob Workman and journalist Keith Howes explored London and much of Britain, pushing open the closet door and shining light into the
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September 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Today the HWO team are taking a little field trip to the Bishopsgate Institute (@bishopsgateinst.bsky.social)! We’re so excited to have a look through the History Workshop archive!
August 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A Cold War physicist. A gay tattoo club founder. A quiet force behind modern tattooing.

Explore the life and legacy of Rudi Inhelder in our new free exhibition - now open at Bishopsgate Institute.

Read more: www.bishopsgate.org.uk/stories/the-...

#TattooHistory #QueerArchives
The Rudi Inhelder Collection | Bishopsgate Institute
From 21 July 2025Visit the Institute and explore our free exhibition of images taken by Hanns Rudolf Inhelder
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August 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What’s the cost of justice delivered too late?

Red Gold (BBC Radio 4) reveals the story behind the infected blood scandal, a billion-dollar industry built on contaminated trust.

Proud our archives supported Anita Sullivan's research

🎧 29 July, 14:15 or after on BBC Sounds.
July 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Fabulous afternoon @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social with the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool, exploring this year's theme of #Rebels ❤️
July 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A Pride zine made on a home printer. A 1950s gay rights newsletter. A drag ball ticket.

Yeliz Zaifoglu visits our archives & chats to
@stef-dickers.bsky.social about the quirks and power of what we keep.

Read the piece: bit.ly/4jU5l8a

#BishopsgateInstitute
An Archivist's Diary: Bishopsgate Insitute | Museum of Youth Culture
Yeliz heads down to the Bishopsgate Institute to delve into the UK's largest LGBTQIA+ Archive and sits down with archivist Stefan Dickers.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🖋️ Queer ink & radical bodies.

📅 23 July: Discover how gay men shaped modern tattooing through Rudi Inhelder's collection. bit.ly/4ntrgpx

📅 26 July: Dive into rare flash, fetish materials & slides with tattoo legends. bit.ly/4ntrb5d

#TattooHistory
250723 Tattoo history thorugh gay eyes: Rudi Inhelder's collection | Bishopsgate Institute
In this talk, based on archival material held at the Bishopsgate Institute, Matt will discuss the central role that the organisational strategies and neces
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July 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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I took this photo of one of the many great photos as part of an exhibition at the Bishopsgate Institute, London. This reminds me of struggle of disabled people everywhere. I am so moved and inspired by this. Thx
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July 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🌈 Who gets to belong?
📚 Who gets to tell the story?

Join us 9 July for the launch of Desi Queers, a new book exploring queer South Asian life in Britain.

🎤 With DJ Ritu, Manju Patel-Nair, Charan Singh, profsunnysingh.bsky.social ‬& @rkdasgupta.bsky.social.

🎟 Book: bit.ly/3I9RCN9
250709 Desi Queers at Bishopsgate Institute | Bishopsgate Institute
Join us for a launch of Desi Queers: LGBTQ+ South Asian and Cultural Belonging in Britain at the Bishopsgate Institute, which will also be the permanent ho
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July 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Do you teach movement, dance or wellbeing?

We’re looking for tutors to run weekday lunchtime & evening sessions for City workers looking to reset.

📍 Central London
🕛 Weekday lunchtime & early evening

🔗 bit.ly/3T4mjpp

#DanceTutors #MovementClasses #LondonJobs
Self-employed teachers: wellbeing, movement and dance | Bishopsgate Institute
Bishopsgate Institute is looking for a Venue Hire & Events Planner to join our Venue Hire & Events team
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June 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
✍️ Discover the power of queer storytelling.

Join kink practitioner and writer Matt Skully for a workshop exploring sexual subcultures through writing.

📆 13th of July & 10th of August.
🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/3HKMCOO

#QueerWriting #BishopsgateInstitute
June 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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At the @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social. 20 June 2025.
June 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our Pride Reception kicked off Pride 2025 with joy, community, and a toast to queer stories of the past, present, and future. 🏳️‍🌈

Thank you to all who joined us, and to Aldgate Connect for their support!

#PrideMonth #Pride2025
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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This week is the start of online talks for Pride month with Bishopsgate Institute.

From the history of activism, through LGBTQIA+ Literature to Queer Musicals, through to the work of Russell T Davies, there's a Pride talk for everyone!

Join me online (via zoom) across June.
June 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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London friends! Fancy kicking off Pride month with a talk on Activism led by...well, me?

I'll be at @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social on Friday 6th, come for a history lesson, stay to nerd out with me and learn about their great work!
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060625 Talk - The history of LGBTQIA+ activism – and what it teaches us | Bishopsgate Institute
Times are troubling for the LGBTQIA+ community; legislation feels like it’s returning to decades past. So what can we learn from the LGBTQIA+ activism of d
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May 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM