A groundbreaking exhibition, TRANSCESTRY: 10 years of the Museum of Transology, is to mark a decade of community collecting by the Museum of Transology – home to the world’s biggest collection of objects and stories celebrating trans, non-binary and intersex lives.
Driven by community collaboration, this milestone exhibition at Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins from March 11 – May 11, is the largest exhibition of its kind, showcasing over 1,000 personal artefacts donated by more than 1,000 members of the community, amplifying underrepresented, and often forgotten, stories from the trans community – celebrating resilience, identity and creativity.
TRANSCESTRY is divided into themes including fashion, healthcare and beauty; transology, pride and protest; memory and milestones – offering an intimate and authentic insight into the identities and experiences of trans, non-binary and intersex people in the UK and Ireland.
The exhibition features items that commemorate private gender milestones and medical ephemera alongside hundreds of protest placards from mass public rallies. Homemade zines will be displayed beside best-selling books by Kit Heyam, Juno Roche and Juliet Jacques, with films curated by My Genderation, and displays by Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland and the youth collective Trans Kids Deserve Better.
