Queer history archives
We have curated an ever-growing list of queer archives and museums from cities around the globe. These invaluable institutions are dedicated to preserving and celebrating queer history, offering a rich tapestry of stories, artifacts, and experiences. Each entry on the list represents a unique facet of LGBTQ+ heritage. This collection is continuously expanding, ensuring that more voices and histories are recognized and remembered. Explore the list to discover the diverse and vibrant legacy of queer communities worldwide.
Australia
Germany
Schwules Museum
Berlin
The Schwules Museum (English: Gay Museum) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum and research centre with collections focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture. It opened in 1985 and it was the first museum in the world dedicated to gay history. The institution also has a library and archives.
Hungary
Háttér Archive and Library
Budapest
Part of Háttér Society. Founded in 1995, collects LGBTQI documents related to Hungary and Hungarians.
Labrisz Archive
Budapest
Hungary’s only lesbian archive. Public, semi-public and personal documents from the history of Hungarian lesbian artists, relationships and movements. Organisational documents of the Labris Lesbian Association. Films and oral history videos.
Italy
Paolo Poli Documentation Centre
Naples
Antinoo Arcigay Napoli is a registered association working in the field of anti-discrimination, based in Naples, at 17-20 Vico San Geronimo. Arcigay is a member organisation of ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association). The association also has a documentation centre named after Paolo Poli.
The Netherlands
IHLIA – LGBTI Heritage
Amsterdam
IHLIA is the heritage organisation with a socially relevant and indispensable collection. IHLIA is continuously involved in collecting information about the LGBTI community and making it accessible.
Sweden
The Unstraight Museum
Stockholm
The Unstraight Museum is a Swedish non-government, non-profit, volunteer-run LGBTQ+ organisation working with culture as a mean of change, globally.
United States
The American LGBTQ+ Museum
New York City, New York
Founded in 2018 in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society, the nation’s oldest history society, the American LGBTQ+ Museum is devoted to collecting and disseminating the national history of the American LGBTQ+ community.