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The Queer Britain Museum celebrated its reopening with a party attended by notable guests including Rosie Jones, Sacha Coward, Philip Sallon, Peter Tatchell, Angelica Ball, and Andrew Hayden Smith on Tuesday, 3 February 2026.

The museum’s galleries have been reimagined around six themes: Resist!, Club Kids, Queer Creativity, Body and Mind, Live Laugh Love, and The World Around Us.

Rosie Jones at Queer Britain Museum
Rosie Jones at Queer Britain Museum (credit Rahil Ahmad for Queer Britain Museum)

Over 200 objects are featured in the displays, including a panel from the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt and exhibits dedicated to Justin Fashanu, the UK’s first openly gay professional football player.

Additionally, there are temporary exhibitions celebrating 40 years of the BFI Flare festival of LGBTQ films. There is also a look at the pre-internet world of LGBTQ+ print and publications.

Queer Britain Museum, 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4BH, United Kingdom.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday: 12–6pm. Monday and Tuesday: Closed

https://queerbritain.org.uk

Philip Sallon at Queer Britain Museum Reopening
Philip Sallon at Queer Britain Museum Reopening (credit Rahil Ahmad for Queer Britain Museum).
Angelica Bell & Andrew Hayden Smith at Queer Britain Museum
Angelica Bell & Andrew Hayden Smith at Queer Britain Museum (credit Rahil Ahmad for Queer Britain Museum)
Guests at Queer Britain Museum opening
Guests at Queer Britain Museum (credit Rahil Ahmad for Queer Britain Museum)
Dan Vo & DJ Ritu Queer Britain Museum
Dan Vo & DJ Ritu Queer Britain Museum (credit Rahil Ahmad for Queer Britain Museum)
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