The longing for intimacy always has continuity. A conversation about the art ...
1. April 2025
Spot On: Dr. Andreas Sternweiler!
library & archive
New in the Art Collection: Photographs by GagBall (Sebastián Gherrë)
5. March 2025
a donation for our archive
Remembering, inventing, preserving: A conversation about queer BIPoC archives with Jessica Walter
1. March 2025
Spot On: Jessica Walter!
Find: RosaRote Seiten
1. March 2025
a find from the SMU-archive for International Women's Day!
Multidimensional curating. neo seefried on Eberhardt Brucks, queer temporalities and abundance as ...
7. February 2025
Spot On: neo seefried
Find: Still photo “Freeheld” (2015) with original signature by Elliot Page
1. February 2025
from the mini exhibition series Find
The archive as a perpetuity institution: a crash course with Julia Hartung
1. January 2025
Spot On: Julia Hartung
Find: Postcard-Set “Mail Art” by Hokey Mokey
1. January 2025
from the mini-exhibition series Find
Between Glitter and Subculture: Dennis Lalla & the Portrait of Marcel André
1. November 2024
Spot on Dennis Lalla & the portrait of Marcel André
Darling of the Month: Tarek Shukrallah an the BIPoC-Box
1. October 2024
an Interview with Tarek Shukrallah
Darling of the Month: Felicia Rolletschke and the SNAP-Moments
1. September 2024
An interview with the new educational director for queer outreach at the Gay Museum
Darling of the Month: Jutta Grelle and her Flyer Collection “The Circle ...
1. August 2024
an interview with Jutta Grelle from the SMU
Darling for the Month: Michael Fehlhaber and the press coverage of the ...
1. July 2024
Michael talks about an SMU project that moves him.
Darling of the Month: Manuel Schinzel and the SMU-Wiki
1. June 2024
an interview with Manuel Schinzel
Darling of the Month: Hannah Unfried and the Album „1974-1976“ by Flying ...
1. May 2024
an interview in the spirit of Queer History Month
Darling of the Month: Nicole Otte and the magazine “rik”
1. April 2024
An interview with rik expert and administrative manager Nicole Otte
Darling of the Month: Marina Steinbach and the photography “Hexenhaus”
1. March 2024
an interview with Marina about Feministisches Frauengesundheitszentrum, gay friends and queer consulting.
Darling of the Month: Janika Seitz and “the Database”
1. February 2024
An interview with Janika about libraries, archives and knowledge management
Darling of the Month: Carsten Wiewiorra and the collection volume “Gay Architects”
1. January 2024
Board member Carsten Wiewiorra introduces himself and his little darling
Darling of the Month: Laura Niebuhr and the Photography “Pelze” by Petra ...
1. December 2023
an interview with the darling of the month Laura Niebuhr
Darling of the Month: Jona Gold and her Chalk Drawing “A Soft ...
1. November 2023
an interview with the SMU-Obertunte
Darling of the Month: Jessica Walter and the Zine “ASS-TRO-BOY”
1. October 2023
An Interview with Jessica Walter
Darling of the Month: Jan Künemund and the anthology QUEER CINEMA NOW
1. August 2023
The new head of the press department Jan Künemund talks about his first months at SMU
Darling of the Month: Dragan Šimičević and the Trautsch Books
1. July 2023
As the Darling of July, Dragan talks about his friendship with the Schwules Museum, and also provides intimate insights into an even more
Schätzchen des Monats: Joyce Aden und Antonin Artauds „Heliogabal“
1. June 2023
Joyce Aden ist eins unserer SMU Goldstücke und hat sich mit uns über Antonin Artaud, Anarchie, Androynie und die Antike unterhalten.
Darling of the Month: Julia Heuser and the lithographs “Vespertilia” by Leonor ...
1. May 2023
Our colleague Julia Heuser loves to travel, wears elaborated nail designs and is not whirling through the Gay Museum for the first more
Darling of the Month: Thao Ho and a 1998 letter from West ...
1. April 2023
Thao Ho worked at the SMU as a research trainee , focusing mainly on transnational queer movements and practices of remembering. Her more
Darling of the Month: Tom Nehiba and Mug “Homo Office”
1. February 2023
Tom Nehiba has been employed at the Gay Museum for over a decade, which means he knows it as well as few more
Darling of the Month: Mascha Linke and Issue No. 45 from Stern ...
1. December 2022
Mascha is a smalltown girl who has been living in Berlin for over two years and is active within the queer scene more
Darling of the Month: Romain Pinteaux and a postcard from Rosa von ...
1. November 2022
As a visitor, you may not directly see the work Romain does. That does not mean at all that it is unimportant. more
Darling of the month: Dirk Harting and Greg Gorman’s portrait of Divine
1. October 2022
Our front desk queen Dirk is a huge Divine fan. He presents you Greg Gorman's portrait photography of Divine as our Darling more
Darling of the Month: Hendrik Bruhn and the Tunten’s dining room
1. September 2022
Make yourself comfortable and let our new volunteer, Hendrik Bruhn, tell you about his adventures at the Museum and his Darling.
Darling of the Month: Luan Pertl and the “Mercury Rising” space station
1. August 2022
Luan Pertl introduces us to his*her treasure: the space station from the exhibition "Mercury Rising - Inter* Hermstory[ies] Now and Then"!
Darling of the Month: Avana Ranaivoson and „Sob a Terra Do Encoberto“
1. July 2022
Meet the current intern in press and public relations Avana, who present you his Darling: the documentary film „Sob a Terra Do more
Darling of the Month: Heiko Pollmeier and Matthias Wienold’s activist suitcase
1. June 2022
Heiko Pollmeier first visited the SMU already during the 90's and has been volunteering here for a decade. Here, he introduces you more
Volunteer of the Month: Olaf Eberhardt
1. May 2022
After Olaf Eberhardt moved to Berlin from Wiesbaden, the museum immediately offered him a place of welcome. He has been able to more
Object of the Month: Anthology “Queer Cinema Now” (2022)
1. May 2022
In the mini-exhibition object of the month we present an object from our archive. This month: the Anthology “Queer Cinema Now” from more
Volunteer of the Month: Michael Waentig
1. April 2022
Michael Waentig has been a volunteer at the Schwules Museum since 2016. In the archive he freely lives out his ability to more
Lesbian Porn Film “Airport” (1994) by Manuela Kay and Silke Dunkhorst
1. April 2022
In the mini-exhibition Object of the Month, we present an object from the SMU's archive. This month: the Lesbnian porn film "Airport"
Volunteer of the Month: Justus Henze
1. March 2022
Justus likes to live among books and that's why he decided to volunteer in our library. There he can not only read more
Object of the month: Photographs of Jürgen Baldiga’s queen plates (1991)
1. March 2022
In the mini-exhibition object of the month we present an object from our archive. This month: Jürgen Baldiga's queen plates.
Volunteer of the Month: Esther Buntfuß
1. February 2022
In addition to her studies in European ethnology and gender studies, Esther Buntfuss works on a voluntary basis at the SMU. Esther more
Object of the month: Application letter for an apartment from Frank Ripploh ...
1. February 2022
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: an application more
Volunteer of the Month: Ulli Rolf
1. January 2022
An interview with our volunteer of the month Ulli Rolf
Object of the month: Tabea Blumenschein and “Die Tödliche Doris”
1. January 2022
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: Postcards from more
Volunteer of the month: Joachim Silvela
1. December 2021
An interview with our volunteer of the month, Joachim Silvela.
Object of the month: Marlene Dietrich, Gaby Tupper, and the key box
1. December 2021
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: A special more
Volunteer of the month: Philipp Greiner
1. November 2021
An interview with our volunteer of the month, Philipp Greiner.
Object of the month: Photographic obituary for Rüdiger Trautsch
1. November 2021
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: A photographic more
Object of the Month: Zine “BERLIN VERKEHRT” for lesbian and gay deaf ...
1. October 2021
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: "BERLIN VERKEHRT" more
Volunteer of the Month: Janika Seitz
1. October 2021
An interview with our volunteer Janika Seitz
Volunteer of the month: Sascha Stuhldreher
1. September 2021
An interview with our voluntary Sascha Stuhldreher
Volunteer of the Month: Sophie (Morgan) Lespiaux
1. August 2021
An interview with our volunteer of the month, Sophie (Morgan) Lespiaux.
Object of the month: Film stills of Isaac Julien’s „Trussed“
30. July 2021
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: film stills more
Object of the month: Poster and letter from the 1st Pride Parade ...
24. June 2021
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: a poster more
Volunteer of the Month: Leo Karongo
1. October 2020
Ein Interview mit dem SMU-Ehrenamtlichen Leo
Object of the Month: Dream Water
2. September 2020
A mysterious bottle with an enchanted label: "Dream Water" is our object of the month.
Volunteer of the Month: Lena Granwoski
1. September 2020
Volunteer of the Month: Klaus Kruska
1. August 2020
There is no way of imagining the Schwules Museum without Klaus Kruska. This doesn’t come as a surprise, since he is among more
Interview with Peter Rehberg
1. June 2020
Volunteer of the Month: Maria Bormuth
2. April 2020
An interview with our fabulous volunteer Maria Bormuth about her work in the museum.
Volunteer of the month: Dieter Geidel
4. March 2020
Dieter Geidel volunteers at the Schwules Museum's front desk and café since 2005.
Object of the Month March: AIDZ
1. March 2020
Object of the Month: Calendar “Women in the Martial Arts”
6. February 2020
The calendar WOMEN IN THE MARTIAL ARTS was published in New York in 1984. Each month is illustrated with a photograph taken more
Volunteer of the month: Karoline Möbius-Woll
4. February 2020
Karoline Möbius-Woll volunteers as a museum attendant, and works at the cash register and the café. In this interview, she tells us more
Volunteer of the month: Rainer Schmidt
1. January 2020
SMU's volunteer representative Rainer Schmidt spills the tea.
Object of the Month December: Charcoal Sketch by Jürgen Wittdorf
1. December 2019
December’s Object of the Month is a recent addition to our art collection thanks to the generosity of Boris Kollek: a charcoal more
Object of the Month November: “Du & Ich”, Issues 1, 2 and ...
1. November 2019
Our object of the month November is the magazine "Du & Ich"
Volunteer of the month: Dietgard Salein
1. November 2019
Dietgard Salein, 54, teaches conflict management, art and philosophy - and she works voluntarily in the library of the Gay Museum.
Volunteer of the Month: James Diskant
2. September 2019
James Diskant has been working in the archives of the Schwules Museum since 2017. We talked to him about his research on more
Object of the Month August: Annie Sprinkle’s Dissertation
1. August 2019
Annie Sprinkle is proud to have had sex in thousands different ways. And as diverse as her sex life is, as a person more
Object of the Month July: Homolulu Memorabilia
1. July 2019
Homolulu – The Birth of a Volcano or the Attempt to Make Utopia Reality was the first international homosexual conference in Frankfurt am more
Object of the Month June: Lesbian Knit Sweater
1. June 2019
Object of the Month May: Leather Pride Flag
1. May 2019
Object of the Month April: Island of Friendship and Tolerance – Monthly Magazine, ...
1. April 2019
Object of the Month March: “off the record” by Karl Lagerfeld (1994)
1. March 2019
Karl Lagerfeld has left the world. He was not only known as the visionary fashion designer of Chanel, but also as a more
Object of the Month February: Nadja Schallenberg’s Coming Out Album (1990)
11. February 2019
Nadja Schallenberg gifted this album to her parents for Christmas 1990. At that time, she was 20 years old and was going more
New in the SMU Archive: A Collection of Publications from Turkish LGBT ...
31. January 2019
KAOS GL ile yürüttüğümüz arşiv-katalog projesi bağlamında, Türkiye’den gelen ilk posta KAOS dergi arşivini müzemiz arşivine katmaktan mutluluk duyuyoruz. In the context more
Prints from Jürgen Wittdorf in the SMU Archive
31. January 2019
Jürgen Wittdorf (1932 - 2018) The painter, designer, and ceramicist Jürgen Wittdorf died on December 2nd just last year. The Schwules Museum more
Object of the Month January: Glitter Hat from the estate of Ralph ...
1. January 2019
Ralph Mohnhaupt was best known as a member of the gay theater group „Brühwarm“ from Hamburg. But already at the beginning of the 70's more
Object of the Month December: Harry Graf Kessler / Biography by Friedrich ...
1. December 2018
Much has been said about the end of World War I on 9.11.1918. In addition to homophile Prince Max von Baden, Harry more
Gift: Art Project “Paulines Hammer”
29. November 2018
From outside it looks like an unsuspecting, harmless apple crate - but when one looks into the peephole, a dimly lit scene more
Object of the Month November: Prinz Eisenherz
1. November 2018
In November 1978, the first gay book store in Germany opened on Bülowstraße in Berlin. At the time it was called Prinz more
Object of the Month October: “Rüdiger Trautsch Can Also Do Women!”
1. October 2018
Widely known for his photographic portraits of men and for documenting important gay history moments such as the HAW demonstration in Berlin more
Visit from Mexico
24. September 2018
In September we recieved a T-Shirt, a Polo Shirt, a framed newspaper article, and a piece of a rainbow flag from the more
Objekt of the Month September: Portrait of Brazilian Activist Luana Muniz
1. September 2018
Luana Muniz was a Brazilian activist known for sheltering other transvestites, besides transexuals, prostitutes, and HIV-positive people, in her big house in more
New Material from Brazil
30. August 2018
The exhibition Queer City: Stories from São Paulo, displayed at Schwules Museum between November 2017 and January 2018, had at least two more
Costume Collection (Part 2)
29. August 2018
In August we continued the professional documentation of our textile or costume archive, a documentation which photographer Till Rimmele has donated to more
Object of the Month August: Pink Refrigerator Magnet
1. August 2018
There’s a history of collecting „Pink Things” in the Schwules Museum. But not a lot of things relate directly to us – more
Object of the Month June: EMMA 1984
1. June 2018
Our Object of the Month June is the July edition of EMMA from 1984, featuring a lesbian bridal couple on its cover. more
Object of the Month May: The Politics of Sex / Kate Millett
1. May 2018
Our Object of the Month in May is a Time Magazine edition from 31 August, 1970, featuring Kate Millett on the cover. more
The “Hate Crime” File is now catalogued!
26. August 2016
Archive project on Homosexuality in the GDR completed
6. August 2014
Professional indexing makes entirety of GDR holdings at the Schwules Museum* accessible.
Die Freundin: Six Originals
Volunteer of the Month: Uli Fischer
Uli Fischer talks about his experiences at the Gay Museum
Volunteer of the Month: Sydney
Since Sydney visited the Schwules Museum for the first time in 2015 as a tourist, she knew: ''I want to work here.'' more
Object(s) of the Month July: A selection of pieces by Petra Gall
In the 80s and 90s Petra Gall photographed primarily Berlin's woman's and lesbian scene. The three objects of the month show the more
Object of the Month: Sequined Dress from Renata Ravell
October's Object of the Month is a true eye-catcher from Renata Ravell
Volunteer of the Month: Christian Skerka
An interview with our volunteer of the month Christian Skerka
Object of the month: Handkerchief with lipstick stain of drag icon Mario ...
In our mini-exhibition "Object of the Month" we tell you the story of one object from our archive. This month: a very more
Michael Fehlhaber and the press coverage of the 1992 “Aktion Standesamt”
Michael talks about an SMU project that moves him.