26 Mar

19:30

KB nationale bibliotheek

Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, The Hague

In Dutch. Discover The Hague's queer history in an interactive lecture with storyteller Oskar Oonk. Share your own story and contribute to a collective memory.

Queer Stories on Tour

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Discover The Hague's queer history with Oskar Oonk during this interactive lecture. What traces has the queer community left in the city? What stories whisper through the streets, buildings, and archives? And who gets a voice?

This is also an invitation to add your queer story to the collection of the KB, the national library of the Netherlands, the largest book archive in the country. During this evening, you will have the opportunity to share your own queer story, whether fictional or true. Of course, you are also welcome to just listen. To bring all these stories together, a selection will be compiled into a zine that you can take home at the end of the evening: a tangible collective memory. This zine will also be included in the KB's collection to enrich it with more queer stories.

Finally, there will be a reading by ffuh.lezuh, who will take you on a powerful and compelling journey.

About Oskar Oonk

Oskar is a storyteller, spatial designer, and urban and architectural historian. He focuses on uncovering The Hague's queer history and is currently researching the city's queer nightlife in the 60s and 70s.

He collects stories and photos from that period to preserve this vibrant history for future generations. Oskar also collaborates with local museums and other institutions through lectures, programming, panel discussions, and tours to make The Hague's queer stories an integral part of the city's collective memory.