Title
Schwules Museum
Subject
Museum
Description
The Schwules Museum, otherwise known as the Gay Museum, is a museum that was founded in 1984. It focuses on gay emancipation throughout history, does research on preserving and presenting queer culture, and lifts up the voices of queer artists all over the world-- not just in Germany.
Creator
Rhones Agrawal
Source
Patrick Angus, 2005
Sternweiler, Andreas. 2004. "Self-Confidence and Persistence: Two Hundred Years of History."
Schwules Museum. Berlin: Germany.
Sternweiler, Andreas. 2004. "Self-Confidence and Persistence: Two Hundred Years of History."
Schwules Museum. Berlin: Germany.
Date
1984: first exhibit
1988-2013: first location open at Mehringdamm 61, 10961 Berlin, Germany.
2013-present: second location open at Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin, Germany.
1988-2013: first location open at Mehringdamm 61, 10961 Berlin, Germany.
2013-present: second location open at Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin, Germany.
Coverage
Cold War era West Berlin; modern Berlin, Germany.
Dates
1984; 1988-present
Address
1988-2013: Mehringdamm 61, 10961 Berlin, Germany
2013-present: Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin, Germany
2013-present: Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin, Germany