Make a Scene: Fashioning Queer Identity and Club Culture in the ‘90s
Parties, protest, and pride.
In the 1990s, a vibrant and creative underground nightclub and dance party scene emerged in Brisbane for LGBTQIA+ people and their allies — safe places to wear fabulous fashions that celebrated the community’s diversity and reflected a fearless self-expression of identity.
Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, this original exhibition by Queensland Museum brings together fashion, pop culture, and the lived experience of LGBTQIA+ people. Featuring extraordinary pieces from the museum’s textile and costume collections, Make a Scene will reveal untold stories of Queensland’s LGBTQIA+ communities and illuminate key moments from this period of Brisbane’s history. Journey back to the ‘90s dancefloor through fashion, objects, and lived experiences generously shared by the community, artists, designers, and cultural institutions from Brisbane and beyond.
Free exhibition. Find out more here >
Dates & Times
From 5 Sep
Duration: Open daily 9:30am - 5pm
Accessibility
- 50% Visual Content
- Assistive Listening
- Wheelchair Access
Credits
Hairy Dog by Mark Wilson, fashion label 1990-1993, from the Mark Wilson Collection, Queensland Museum Collection.
Brisbane Pride Party 1990. Photography Ivan Nunn.
Glamourpussy. 1989, 1990. Image from Kenn Bushby Collection.
Glamourpussy. 1990. Image from Kenn Bushby Collection.
Glamourpussy. 1989, 1990. Image from Kenn Bushby Collection.
Glamourpussy. 1989, 1990. Image from Kenn Bushby Collection.
Hairy Dog by Mark Wilson, fashion label 1990–1993, from the Mark Wilson Collection, Queensland Museum Collection.
Hairy Dog by Mark Wilson, fashion label 1990–1993, from the Mark Wilson Collection, Queensland Museum Collection.