Date: 25-26 November 2025
Day 1: National Trust – Heelis (Swindon) | In-person + Online
Day 2: National Trust – Heelis (Swindon) | In-person only
Register below for the Queer Heritage & Collections Network Symposium 2025.
The Queer Heritage and Collection Symposium aims to explore the innovative and meaningful queer programming being developed by museums and heritage organisations across the UK and internationally. It will include presentations from open submissions, invited keynote speakers and performances.
The symposium will explore innovative, experimental and emerging approaches to researching and publicly presenting queer histories, lives and communities.
Keynotes by Michael Hall and Claye Bowler.
Speakers include:
- Keava McMillan & Alex Lednicky
- Alison Clague, Esther Shaw & Aaran Sian
- Timothy Moore
- Melissa Reeve-Rawlings
- Danilo Marques dos Reis & Zorian Clayton
- Law Roebuck
- Aria Tilove & Sylvia Hinz
- Marge Bradshaw
- Liz Hide & Layo Danbury
- Laura Chesover & Chloe Dennis
- Tash Walker
- Ben Walters
- Tim Jerrome
- Friday Schoemaker
- Celine Elliott, Simon Clark & Lauryn Etheridge
Attendance is free. Light refreshments will be provided at the start of the day. Lunch will not be provided, but the on-site café can be used to purchase food and drinks.
queerhcn.org 