LGBTQ Heritage in 2017

Our University is working with the National Trust in 2017 as part of the nation’s commemoration to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.

LGBTQ heritage has an important place in the history of the conservation charity and the places in its care.

Now our Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, in our School of Museum Studies, will be part of the ‘Prejudice and Pride’ programme in which the Trust will tell the stories of the men and women who challenged conventional notions of gender and sexuality and who shaped the properties in which they lived.

A number of events will be taking place at properties with LGBTQ connections and the Trust will also be involved in community-focussed celebrations including Pride festivals around the country.

Over the course of the year, online and published resources will be available including a podcast series and a new guidebook exploring LGBTQ heritage in Trust places.

The Trust will be working in partnership with University of Leicester Research Centre for Museums and Galleries who are bringing their expertise to the Trust in researching and sharing LGBTQ histories in a heritage context.

• More information about the project is available here 
• National Trust press release
• National Trust feature
• The Guardian article

Professor Richard Sandell provides an introduction to the project: