Society & Culture
"How can museums tell LGBTQ+ stories?" with Dan Vo
2021-02-15
Historically, LGBTQ+ people and their histories have been absent from museum displays and narratives, how can museums start to tell LGBTQ+ stories? In this episode we are joined by Dan Vo, an advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in museums and the Project Manager for the Queer Heritage and Collections Network, working with museums and heritage sites across the country. Dan is joined in conversation by Mattie Davies from Manchester Museum’s Learning and Engagement team, Mattie is also the Trans Youth Work Coordinator for the Proud Trust.
The Queer Heritage and Collections Network is a UK-wide project, which aims to provide training, networking and peer support to people working with LGBTQ+ collections and histories. In addition to mapping existing sector practice to help plan future activities responsive to the needs of the sector and their audiences, the network also provides training workshops and toolkits in order to embed public programming that brings LGBTQ+ histories and themes to the fore.
The Proud Trust supports LGBT+ young people to empower themselves and make positive changes for themselves and their communities. They do this through youth groups, 1-2-1 support, volunteering, training, research, events, social action and supporting structured networks for sharing/learning across organisations.
Today Mattie and Dan reflect on their own experiences, exploring the power of storytelling and the importance of representation and belonging for LGBTQ+ people in museums.
Season 2: Episode 2 Transcript
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Manchester Museum is on a mission to become the most imaginative, caring and inclusive museum in the world, and in this podcast we will share open and honest conversations with special guests, which will inform, entertain and inspire.
Through these conversations we hope to reframe what it means for museums to care, and explore how we can build understanding, empathy and love for our world and each other.
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