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  • 1.  Erasure of LGBTQ History in Museums

    Posted 06-09-2020 03:15 PM
    I have an intern that is working on a research project analyzing the process of erasure of LGBTQ history in museums.  Does anyone have good resources that I can pass along to them?

    Thanks,

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    Sara Wilson
    Executive Director
    St. Joseph Museums
    Saint Joseph MO
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  • 2.  RE: Erasure of LGBTQ History in Museums

    Posted 06-10-2020 08:50 AM
    Contact the Alice Austen House in New York: https://aliceausten.org/

    I attended a conference session featuring the house's director, Victoria Munro. She talked about how the house transformed from just a historic house museum that ignored Alice's personal life to one that celebrated it and now hosts a diverse range of programming and exhibitions celebrating the LGBTQ community.

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    Kathleen Lugarich
    Program Specialist
    Army Historical Foundation
    Fort Belvoir VA
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  • 3.  RE: Erasure of LGBTQ History in Museums

    Posted 06-11-2020 12:07 PM
    New York Public Library has both institutional and personal archival material in its collections. You can go to www.nypl.org, then click on Research and Research Guides to learn more.   

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    Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Ph. D., FRSA
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  • 4.  RE: Erasure of LGBTQ History in Museums

    Posted 06-10-2020 09:25 AM
    Hi Sara!

    The Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn may also be of help! I once worked with someone who was an intern there and absolutely loved their experience - and the sheer volume of material in the archives is incredible. 
    http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/

    Best,
    Lauren

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    Lauren Percy
    Events & Programs Coordinator
    The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
    Jacksonville FL
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  • 5.  RE: Erasure of LGBTQ History in Museums

    Posted 06-11-2020 07:58 AM
    Edited by Eduardo Ayala Fuentes 06-11-2020 07:58 AM
    Hi Sara,

    The team at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art might be a resource. Like other LGBTQ art orgs, it was specifically founded because of the lack of support for queer artists at other Museums and institutions. You can email me at eduardo@leslielohman.org and we can look into more resources for your intern's research.

    Best,
    Eduardo

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    Eduardo Ayala Fuentes
    Director of Development
    Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
    New York NY
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  • 6.  RE: Erasure of LGBTQ History in Museums

    Posted 06-11-2020 09:27 AM

    If you are looking for books, I highly recommend Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites by Susan Ferentinos. It highlights some of the failures and success of interpreting LGBT+ history.

    Evolution's Rainbow by Joan Roughgarden and Biological Exuberance by Bruce Bagemihl could potentially be good resources as well. The first parts of both books provide commentary on the exclusion of non-heteronormative animal behavior in science and the subsequent impact on the presentation of natural history in museums, zoos, etc. 




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    Andrew Hogan
    Animal Trainer
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