Session: 4.4 - Queer Museums & Memorials - turning Persecution into Preservation

Time: 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
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Description

LGBTQ+ communities transform historical oppression into lasting heritage. The session features:

• Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center co-founders on preserving the rebellion's legacy
• Examines 20th-century fascist persecution in Spain, Italy, Germany, and Argentina, and current efforts to memorialize victims
• And convenes global queer museum leaders to discuss how institutions protect intersectional stories and create social impact.

Through presentation and dialogue, we ask: Who tells queer history? What must be preserved? How can museums and memorials turn sites of persecution into spaces of education, empowerment, and remembrance for future generations?