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Lavender Labels
This LGBTQ+ History Month, we are taking a closer look at our Lavender Labels, a stand-out addition to our Scottish Design Galleries.
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Explore the hidden histories of many of the museums iconic objects, and the untold stories of the LGBTQ+ designers behind them.
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Violet delights: A queer history of purple
Our LGBTQ+ Working Group have added a series of Lavender Labels to the Scottish Design Galleries that explore queer stories connected to some of our objects. But why lavender? One of our advisors Keava McMillan delves into the queer history of purple to explore the meanings this colour holds for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Pride and Polyethylene
The rise of plastic has not left the LGBTQIA+ community by the wayside. It’s hard not to see the appeal of plastic given all of its great qualities, opening up a world of expression and protest throughout history.
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Queering the Museum
Laurie Bassam, Curator and co-founder of our LGBTQ+ Working Group, reflects on the ongoing work the group are carrying out to identify queer objects within our Scottish Design Galleries and bring these stories to life.
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The Language of Pride
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride Month, our LGBTQ+ Working Group explore the emergence of symbolic identity as a design language for the community
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Visual AIDS - a complex history of design and public health
This World AIDS Day, V&A Dundee’s LGBTQIA+ Group considers the role design can play in tackling public health crises, and what those designing campaigns have got right - and wrong - in the past.
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Global Pride
Happy LGBT History Month! 🏳️🌈
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City of ghosts
Happy LGBT History Month 🏳️🌈 In this special piece of creative writing, Ryan lets his feet and mind wander through Dundee’s streets as he considers how his unique but relatable story is tied to the city and its architecture.
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Dundee Pride: Creating a creative identity
Dundee held its very first Pride celebrations in September 2018, one week after our museum opened. (It was quite a week.) Our Digital Producer Russell Dornan talks us through the visual identity he accidentally created for Dundee Pride.
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Pride and Protest: Doing it yourself
Pride isn't just a party. With roots in protest, Alice explores how design has empowered the LGBTQ+ community across the decades to stand up defiantly, speak out proudly and celebrate who they are with style.