Nina Wakeford | We are here because we are queer, we are queer because we are here.

museum of impossible forms Keinulaudankuja 4 E, Helsinki, Suomi

Nina Wakeford | We are here because we are queer, we are queer because we are here.  Performance, screening and conversation. Tuesday, March 29, 2022  From 18:00 -21:00 At Museum of Impossible Forms   Museum of Impossible Forms warmly welcomes you to an evening with artist Nina Wakeford. Nina is an artist based in London… Read More »Nina Wakeford | We are here because we are queer, we are queer because we are here.

Free

Queer History Month 2022

Useita

Suomeksi | På svenska Queer History Month is coming again in November!   Register your contribution to the Queer History Month program by 20 October 2022. Queer History Month, celebrated annually in November, is approaching again! Friends of Queer History association invites memory organizations, schools, cultural institutions and all other actors to sign up. You… Read More »Queer History Month 2022

Queer Writing Evening

Kvääristö Kolmas Linja 17, Helsinki

When? Thursday 17.11. from 5 to 7 p.m Where? Kvääristö, Kolmas linja 17  Helsinki What? Gentle history writing as part of “Rainbow history month”. Invisibility of ordinary everyday life and the digital nature of modern times are and will be problems of historical research. Let's make the job for the future historians a bit easier.… Read More »Queer Writing Evening

Queer History Wikipedia Workshop 2022

HAM Helsingin taidemuseo Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, Helsinki

Queer History Month in Finland is celebrated every year in November. Come and learn more about Finnish queer history and add missing queer history on Wikipedia! Event description What and why? Queer history is everyone's common history, but there is a lot of silence around it. It is not always easy to find reliable, open… Read More »Queer History Wikipedia Workshop 2022

Finding Tom

museum of impossible forms Keinulaudankuja 4 E, Helsinki, Suomi

We invite you to a journey from darkness to light, to be the main character in a story about homosexual men in Helsinki. Come and find one of “Tom’s men” from yourself: unashamed, proud, sexy and masculine, and experience a slice of Finnish homosexual history through a touching story. Finding Tom is an immersive, participatory artwork that… Read More »Finding Tom

Free

Queer Gaze to the History of Architecture and Space

Arkkitehtuurimuseo Kasarmikatu 24, Helsinki, Suomi

Please note that booking is required! Whose history are we actually talking about when we talk about Wivi Lönn’s history? How are gender and sexuality related to the history of architecture and urban planning? Or how have different spaces affected the visibility of marginalized identities? Starting from the Long Live Wivi Lönn! exhibition and continuing… Read More »Queer Gaze to the History of Architecture and Space

Free – 10€

Queer Gaze to the History of Architecture and Space

Arkkitehtuurimuseo Kasarmikatu 24, Helsinki, Suomi

Note! Booking is required! Whose history are we actually talking about when we talk about Wivi Lönn's history? How are gender and sexuality related to the history of architecture and urban planning? Or how have different spaces affected the visibility of marginalized identities? Starting from the Long Live Wivi Lönn! exhibition and continuing to the… Read More »Queer Gaze to the History of Architecture and Space

Seminar: Trusting queer archives 11.10.2023

Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura Hallituskatu 1, Helsinki, Suomi

(Image: Jonathan Moorhouse) Time: 11.10.2023 (a pre-conference dinner will be arranged 10.10.2023) Venue: The Finnish Literature Society SKS, Hallituskatu 1, Helsinki Seminar streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/live/LlFQ3UAadx0?si=GhdRoIh538A4HXtz Nordic Network for Queer History Archives and Activities (Nnaqh) invites archivists, museum workers, queer and history scholars, activists and other people interested in queer history to a seminar on queer… Read More »Seminar: Trusting queer archives 11.10.2023

Queer History Month 2023 in November

We challenge you and your organization to make the silent history a cultural heritage shared by all! Friends of Queer History invites memory organizations, schools, art organizations and associations to celebrate queer history month every year in November. The goal of Queer History Month is to examine Finnish history and culture from the LGBTQIA+ perspectives… Read More »Queer History Month 2023 in November

Queerhill Histories

Outokummun kirjasto Koulukatu 7, Outokumpu, Suomi

What does Queer mean in this time and place? How can Queer history be defined and what even is history itself? We will share a common space where being Queer in any way is welcome to explore these topics. Together, we offer Queerhill Histories as a space to be discovered, to emerge, to take shape, and… Read More »Queerhill Histories

Free

Kirpilä Art Collection: Guided Queer Tour in English

Taidekoti Kirpilä Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 7, 6. krs, Helsinki, Suomi

Kirpilä Art Collection offers guided queer tours throughout the year, including during Helsinki Pride Week. The guided tour in Finnish is on Thursday, June 27 from 5 PM to 6 PM, and the English tour is on Sunday, June 30 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. Guide Antti Solin invites guests to view the collection… Read More »Kirpilä Art Collection: Guided Queer Tour in English

Free

Meet the artist at Design Museum: Jessica Andrey Bogush

Designmuseo Korkeavuorenkatu 23, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 18:00–19:00 FIX Arena, Design Museum (1st floor) Fee: 20/10/0 € or Museum Card | Pre-regstration Meet the artist of the FIX: Care and Repair exhibition, Jessica Andrey Bogush. Jessica Andrey Bogush’s work “Speculative Absences as Queer Care (An Invitation) ” is an installation and a kind of alternative museum collection. Bogush examines the… Read More »Meet the artist at Design Museum: Jessica Andrey Bogush

Free – 20€

The Archiving of the Early Queer Activism in Finland

Webinar

Nordic Network for Queer History and Activities and The Finnish Labour Archives in collaboration with Friends of Queer History present the webinar:   The Archiving of the Early Queer Activism in Finland In this online seminar archivist Iris Olavinen from the Finnish Labour Archives will talk about the archival work: organizing and cataloguing the material of some early… Read More »The Archiving of the Early Queer Activism in Finland

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Via Ruuska | Self care self cure & Lifeline, 2024

Titanik Itäinen Rantakatu 8, Turku

During the Queer History Month Via Ruuska´s works Self care self cure and Lifeline will be on display on the artelaiset wall. ”The works express queer joy through self-discovery and ways and platforms for this expression. In Self care self cure a make-up brush kit serves as a protective case for my playful self-portrait. The red and black hearts, borrowing their… Read More »Via Ruuska | Self care self cure & Lifeline, 2024

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WORLD-MAKING REMEMBRANCES: NORDIC QUEER HISTORIES AND MEMORIES

Turun yliopisto, Arcanum Arcanuminkuja 1, Turku

WORLD-MAKING REMEMBRANCES: NORDIC QUEER HISTORIES AND MEMORIES Celebrating Rainbow History Month at University of Turku Friday 15.11.2024 10-16 University of Turku, Arcanum, Arcanuminkuja 1 (Esteetön sisäänpääsy) 10.00-11.30 Arcanum A269 (NB: we start at 10.00) KEYNOTE
: Ingrid Ryberg (University of Gothenburg) Queer publicity in the shadow of the Swedish sin: The reception of “homophile” film characters in the… Read More »WORLD-MAKING REMEMBRANCES: NORDIC QUEER HISTORIES AND MEMORIES

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Artist talk: Ron Athey in con­ver­sa­tion with Jamie Mac­Don­ald

Kiasma-teatteri Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki

Performance artist Ron Athey will be visiting Helsinki for the first time in November. He will be speaking at the invitation of Uniarts Helsinki and Kiasma. Ron Athey is an American artist and pioneer in Queer transgressive performance art. A self-learned artist, Athey’s artistic path stems from their activities in the subcultural post-punk and pre-goth… Read More »Artist talk: Ron Athey in con­ver­sa­tion with Jamie Mac­Don­ald