Guided Tour with the curators
A free tour with the curator of the exhibition HIVstories: Living Politics in English. Reservation is not necessary. Only the museum entrance fee must be paid.
How are politics and life narratives in the fields of HIV/AIDS activism in Europe entangled? The exhibition “HIVstories: Living Politics” explores different ways of living politics from the perspectives of a variety of particularly impacted communities in Europe. It is made up of a collection of oral history interviews, artefacts and art works that have been collected over the course of a three-year research project, “Disentangling European HIV/AIDS Policies: Activism, Citizenship and Health” (EUROPACH), which explores how narratives of the past continue to impact the unfolding of the epidemic. It focuses on the ways in which lives are shaped by politics, and politics are shaped by lives, in some regions of Europe.
A section on Germany will focus on HIV prevention in prisons. In Poland, the expression of discontent through protest is narrated with the support of interview excerpts with HIV and harm reduction activists. A section on Turkey focuses on the different historical phases of HIV and AIDS, and shows the entanglements of social movements, state politics, and media representations. A section on the UK will investigate current discussions surrounding HIV by looking back to gay life before the virus as well as contemporary discussions on the prevention medication PrEP. „HIVstories” is an open invitation to look at the past and present of HIV activism from a perspective that embraces the fringes of society.
Guided tours of SMU exhibitions take place every Thursday (6pm) and Saturday (4pm) in German or English. We also provide the possibility for private and group tours through our exhibitions and archive. More info can be found here.