Detail from portrait of Ambi Sextrous, Doris Fish (Australia, August 1952–June 1991), 1978; Art and Artifacts Collection (GLBT-ART 00668), GLBT Historical Society.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
The GLBT Historical Society’s Art and Artifacts collection will be the focus of the upcoming exhibition Queeriosities: Selections from the GLBT Art and Artifacts Collection, opening on Monday, July 26. The collection encompasses a diverse range of two- and three-dimensional objects, including paper materials, metal objects such as pins and plaques, sculptures, framed works of art, historic LGBTQ business signs, theatrical props and textiles. These objects provide visual and material evidence of the San Francisco LGBTQ community’s engagement with the social, cultural, political and physical dynamics of the city, from the late 19th century to the present.
This special advance preview tour of the exhibition will be led Ramón Silvestre, the society’s museum registrar and curatorial specialist, and Nalini Elias, director of exhibitions and museum experience, and is free for GLBT Historical Society members. Join Ramon and Nalini for a sneak peek at an extraordinary collection of unusual, quaint and at times outright ridiculous treasures that illustrate the sheer depth and breadth of the queer stories in our archival vault.
SPEAKERS
Nalini Elias (she/her/hers) collaborates with community curators to create both online and museum exhibitions, and she also directs the museum department. Before joining the society in 2018, she worked for various cultural organizations including the Museum of Latin American Art, de Young Museum, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, and Fraenkel Gallery. Nalini holds an M.A. in Museum Studies and a B.A. in Art History/Arts Management from the University of San Francisco, and is passionate about the intersection of art, culture and identity.
Ramón Silvestre (he/him/his) is an expert in material culture studies. He previously was a Visiting Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and has published in many national and international professional journals, including The Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and a master’s degree in curatorial and museum studies from the University of Arizona, School of Anthropology. He has conducted fieldwork and museum collections acquisitions among the Kalinga and Ifugao tribes in northern Philippines, the Iban in Indonesia and the Dayak in Borneo.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
This event will take place online. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions on how to join.
ADMISSION
$5 | Free for members
Tickets are available online here: https://bit.ly/3c0k6pB
ASL INTERPRETATION
ASL interpretation provided upon request. Please write at least three days in advance of event to leigh@glbthistory.org.
JOIN THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Become a member of the GLBT Historical Society for free museum and program admission, discounts in the museum shop and other perks: http://www.glbthistory.org/memberships.