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
library & archive
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.