Queer Up North – Collecting Memories & Material
If you have photos, posters, flyers, press clippings, memorabilia or personal stories connected to Queer Up North 1992 - 2002, we want to hear from you!
Queer Up North was one of the most pioneering and influential LGBTQ+ arts festivals in the UK and Europe. Established in 1992 by Tanja Farman and Gavin Barlow as part of the Manchester Festival, QUN quickly became a beacon for queer culture, drawing artists and audiences from across the globe.
Over its first decade, the festival showcased groundbreaking performances and played a pivotal role in shaping Manchester’s identity as an inclusive and vibrant LGBTQ+ city. As part of our current National Heritage Lottery Funded project, Queer Up North 1992-2002: Celebrating Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Heritage, we are now inviting people with memories/stories or materials from the 1992–2002 period of Queer Up North to get in touch.
If you have photos, posters, flyers, press clippings, memorabilia or personal stories connected to Queer Up North 1992 – 2002 from this time, we want to hear from you. We’re creating a digital archive to celebrate and preserve the history of this important decade that everyone will be able to access.
If you have a story to tell us get in touch by filling out the form below. Thank you.
Queer Up North - Collecting Memories & Material.
After submission we might ask to interview you to capture further details. If you have material to share, please upload your images using the form above and we’ll let you know if we wish to feature it in our digital archive. We may ask to digitise your images if required.
Please note, due to time and resource limits, we may not be able to include every submission in our archive.
Find out more about the project HERE.
Thanks to National Lottery Players.
