Brussels aiming to become the “queer capital of Europe” with new Pride Museum

Brussels is aiming to become the “queer capital of Europe” after it was announced the Belgian city is gearing up to welcome its first Pride Museum.

An international team with 12 nationalities has been planning the museum for the past two years in Belgium, which was the second country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.

“Establishing the Pride Museum in Brussels will not only enrich the city’s cultural landscape but also stand as an iconic symbol of its commitment to human rights and representation,” the group stated in the museum’s website.

But where will the Pride Museum be? “At the moment we are in hunting mode,” Pride Museum co-founder Giorgi Tabagari said. “We are looking at Ixelles, the EU district and the canal. Normally, the places where people, tourists, and also queer community go – and we hope to get an interesting building space.”

The team is planning on having pop-up exhibitions and collaborating with local queer-focussed galleries.

“We want to talk about the 20th century, and focus not only on the Western countries and how Nazis in Germany, France, and Belgium treated queer communities, especially artists, but also talk about what was happening meanwhile with the countries of the Soviet Union,” the queer activist and curator added.

“And so this is our goal, to bring different perspectives on history and also present artists who were victims of the totalitarian and repressive regimes.”

More info on the Pride Museum HERE