Gender Stories

Step into a thought-provoking journey with Gender Stories, an exhibition that sensitively begins to examine the fluid, multifaceted world of gender across cultures, eras, and personal experiences.

Challenging rigid definitions and binary narratives, the exhibition dives deep into the intricate connections between sex, gender, sexuality, and identity. Discover how these ideas have been mythologised, stereotyped, expressed—and sometimes concealed—through art, history, politics, and daily life over time.

A Collaborative Display of Insights and Perspectives

This compelling display brings together diverse objects and artworks from Bristol Museums, National Museums Liverpool, and Brighton & Hove Museums. By combining community stories with insights from gender theory, Gender Stories highlights both the joys and struggles of gender identity.

Questions That Matter

• What is gender?
• How do we experience it?
• Who defines it, and what could its future look like?

We don’t have all the answers, but we’re excited to explore these complex questions together. Whether you’re beginning, continuing, or seeking to understand a gender journey – your own or someone else’s – this exhibition offers a meaningful space for reflection and discovery.