This is a hybrid event with both in‑person and online attendance options.
Date: Friday 8 May 2026
Time: 1:00–4:00pm (in person) or 1:00-3:00 (online)
Venue: Room 2.02, Julian Study Centre, University of East Anglia
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If you prefer to attend virtually, you can also join us for the first session of the event program online. A link to the online platform will be provided upon registration.
Overview
Explore how communities shape LGBTQ+ archives in an afternoon of talks on power, activism, and contemporary collecting. This event has two attendance options. Join us in person or online. Registration is now open.
What to expect
This symposium brings together members of the LGBTQ+ community interested in preserving their own histories, alongside queer heritage activists, and historic collections professionals. Over the course of this three‑hour event, delegates working both within and beyond heritage institutions will share their experiences of preserving LGBTQ+ memory and explore the theme of “People, Power and Activism in LGBTQ+ Contemporary Collecting.”
As part of the programme, we will screen a selection of recently uncovered films revealed through a project partnership between the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) and Queer Norfolk. These films shed new light on queer histories and community life. The event will also see the launch of new guidance designed to support individuals and community groups in preserving LGBTQ+ moving image material outside of formal film archives, ensuring these stories remain accessible for future generations.
Who are Queer Norfolk?
Queer Norfolk is a heritage charity, dedicated to digitally archiving the county’s LGBTQ+ past. Its mission is simple: find documents, objects, paintings, artefacts, photographs, landscapes, archaeology, films – anything that has a queer association – and add it to its digital, online archive.
Admission
This event is free to attend, but spaces are limited. We recommend that you reserve a place in advance.