OTP 2022 Hub Programme - Derby Museum of Making

OUTing the Past at the Museum of Making – Saturday 5th February

12pm till 1pm

Join us at the Museum of Making to explore LGBT+ history and activism as Derby becomes a hub within OUTing The Past Festival. With presentations being shown digitally in the Italian Mill event space. 

Presentations include:

‘Kings, Princesses, Ducks and Penguins’ by John Yates-Harold

Focusing on LGBTQ+ history and the introduction of Section 28, media portrayal of LGBT+ communities and the original ‘No Outsiders’ project. Documenting John’s work in education and work settings up to the modern day.

‘Stories of LGBTQIA+ Scientists’ by Sarah Cosgriff

Highlighting LGBTQ+ STEM history; a subject not often talked about that also examines what history overlooks in the stories of those who are non-white, cisgender or able-bodied. How does this history compare with representation today, and how are we trying to change things. 

‘Theatre in Miniature’ by Laura Phillips and Dan Webber 

A look at the personal and professional life of Joseph Hope Williams, theatre designer, toy theatre maker and potentially one of the last makers of tinsel pictures in the Victorian style, including a new interview produced by Derby Museums.