Friends of Islington Museum

Tag: LGBTQ+

  • Trade – often copied, never equalled

    Thirty years ago, in October 1990, an idea was born that changed the face of night clubbing forever!           Trade night club, early 2000s The 1980s’ London gay-club scene was already thriving, playing disco, alternative electronic and early house music in venues such as Heaven, the…

  • Up Against It

    ‘1967: Up Against It’ explores the impact of the Sexual Offences Act (1967) passed on 27 July that year, and the 50th anniversary of the deaths of the borough’s most (in)famous gay couple, Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell, on 9 August. Through the stories of well-known and some not so…

  • Islington’s Pride: an archive for the future

    We are very excited to be launching a new exhibition at Islington Museum – Islington’s Pride: an archive for the future. Tuesday 31 January – 16 March 2017 Islington Museum, 245 St John Street, Open daily 10am – 5pm (closed Wednesday and Sunday) This exhibition takes a look at some…