Tate Britain Festival

Queer and Now 2023

10 June 2023 at 10.00–22.00

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Queer and Now 2023 © Tate

Programme overview
Accessibility
Families 10.00–17.00
Art and Museums 11.00–18.00
Queer Joy 18.00–22.00

Celebrate the return of Tate Britain’s Queer and Now festival dedicated to the powerful role of LGBTQIA+ art and culture in the UK

Featuring a compelling cast of artists, cultural producers, and thinkers, we’ll be placing queerness at the heart of the gallery.

This year's programme will surface urgent queer conversations visible in Tate Britain's brand-new collection displays. The temporary exhibition programme will explore powerful themes of desire, history and culture in the filmmaking of Isaac Julien and the radical romance of the Rossettis.

From morning to late, our spaces will be activated by free performances, pop-up talks, making workshops, family events, DJs, films and readings from artists rooted in the UK’s queer community and its histories.

Queer and Now is a bold and celebratory day welcoming a wide, diverse and majority LGBTQIA+ audience. Our priority is to ensure this is a safe, inclusive and respectful space for our visitors, colleagues and partners. Find out more about how we do this. Tate members of staff wearing Vibe Checker lanyards will be on hand to help you enjoy the day. Any questions? Just ask.

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All events are drop-in except those marked with an asterisk (*) which require a free ticket to be collected on the day.

Families 10.00–17.00

A creative queer programme for all the family.

10.00–17.00 Story Space

10.00–17.00 Story Space Pop-Up: Queer and Now

10.00–17.00 Play Studio

11.00–13.00 and 14.00–16.00 Story Space: Sensing The Alter-Ego Workshop

11.00–16.00 Play Studio Pop-Up: India Harvey

14.00–15.00 and 15.30–16.30 Play Studio: Punk Workshop and Performance

Art and Museums 11.00–18.00

An exploration of the connections between Tate's historic collections and LGBTQIA+ culture today. Aimed at audiences 16+

10.00–21.30 Interpretation Artist in Residence

11.00–15.00 Show and Share: Queering the Library

12.00–17.00 Beyond the Frame

12.00–18.00 Reprezent Radio Plays Queer and Now

12.00 and 14.00 Queer Collection Tour: 1890–1945*

12.00–18.00 Museum of Transology Archiving Workshop

12.00–20.00 Queer Marketplace

13.00–15.00 Museum of Transology Intersex Community Collecting

13.00 and 16.00 Not on Display

12.00–13.45 Film Screening and Discussion: Permissible Beauty*

12.00–16.00 Archive Alley: London Metropolitan Archives

12.00–16.00 Archive Alley: Wellcome Collection

12.00–16.00 Archive Alley: Bishopsgate Institute*

13.30–14.30 Queering the Collection: Exploring Tate Britain*

14.00–15.00 In Conversation with Topher Campbell and Mendez*

14.00–17.00 oestrogeneration pop-up

14.00–18.00 QUEERCIRCLE Curates

15.00 and 17.00 Queer Relay*

15.00–17.00 Embroidering Identities with Emem Usanga

16.00–17.00 In Conversation: AI art and the new-born digital 'Queero'*

16.00–17.30 What Does A Genderqueer Museum Look Like?*

16.00–17.30 Metamorphosis life drawing

Queer Joy 18.00–22.00

Queer Joy as an act of resistance and resilience with performers, DJs and late openings of exhibitions and collection galleries. 18+

18.00–18.30 Interpretation Artist in Residence: Performance

18.00–21.30 Otherness Archive Screening: Rage and Joy, Grief and Play*

18.30–21.30 PXSSY PALACE Play Queer & Now*

18.30–21.30 An Evening of Performances by Black Ops Poetry, Claye Bowler, Drag Syndrome, Mascette and Wet Mess*

Outdoors 12.00–21.00

In addition to the Djanogly cafe, there will be a bar and a variety of vegan food vendors throughout our outdoor spaces. Relax to the sounds of Reprezent Radio or join our workshops on the lawn.

*Free tickets required. Available to collect from the Manton ticket desk from 10.00 for events happening between 11.00–14.00 and from 14.00 for all other ticketed events.

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Tate Britain's step-free entrance is on Atterbury Street. It has automatic sliding doors and there is a ramp down to the entrance with central handrails.

There is a lift between the Lower and Main floors. Alternatively you can take the stairs.

Accessible and standard toilets are located on the Lower floor.
A Changing Places toilet is not currently available.
Ear defenders can be borrowed from the ticket desk on the Lower floor

British Sign Language

The following events will have British Sign Language Interpretation:

12.00–12.30 Queer Collection Tour
14.00–15.00 In Conversation with Topher Campbell & Mendez
16.00–17.30 What Does a Gender Queer Museum Look Like?

Quiet spaces

We recognise that large events can be overwhelming, so we have quiet spaces available for visitors who need a break or a quiet moment.

To help plan your visit to Tate Britain, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.

Contact us

For more information before your visit:

Email hello@tate.org.uk
Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 – option 1 (daily 09.45–18.00)

Tate Britain

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London SW1P 4RG
Plan your visit

Date & Time

10 June 2023 at 10.00–22.00

Everyone welcome

Not all events are for all ages. Where relevant this will be shown by clear signage, event descriptions, and members of our team.

Tickets

All events are free but some require tickets. Tickets will be available at the Manton ticket desk from 10.00 for events happening between 11.00–14.00 and from 14.00 for all other ticketed events.

Tickets for Isaac Julien: What Freedom is to Me will be 30% off for the day