LGBTQ+ heritage resources in Haringey

Bruce Castle Museum and Archive has special archives, collections and resources that showcase and document the long and rich history of LGBTQ+ heritage and community activism in the borough.

You can book to explore and research these collections of original documents, ephemera, objects, art, oral histories and photographs in the Archive Search Room at Bruce Castle. Just email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk or phone 020 8489 4250 (option 2) to find out more.

Educational resources are also available for schools – please contact the Museum directly for more information by email: museum.services@haringey.gov.uk. 

Some of Bruce Castle Museum and Archive's LGBTQ+ collections can be viewed online:

Haringey Vanguard

BAME LGBTQ+ Archives and Oral History Collections can be explored on the Haringey Vanguard website. You can listen to the launch of the project and associated exhibition 'We Have Always Been Here' that took place in February 2021, as well as see short films about the contributors, partners and collections who helped make it all happen.

The Molly Spoon Archive Collection

In 2014, Bruce Castle Museum and Archive worked with UCL and LGBTQ+ cultural producer Tim Redfern to explore hidden histories of LGBTQ+ people and communities in Haringey and create The Molly Spoon Archive. Oral histories were collected alongside stories told through the making and crafting of Molly Spoons, each added to the Museum's collections, ensuring these histories are no longer lost or forgotten. You can discover more about the project, see some of the Molly Spoons and hear oral histories by following the Molly Spoon Archive.  

Haringey LGBT+ Histories

Young Curator Angela Mascolo has worked with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive to undertake her own project recording oral histories with Haringey LGBTQ+activists and campaigners during 2021. The collection of extraordinary stories has been added to the archives at Bruce Castle and can be explored online.