Stories
Pulp Fiction Exhibition
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List of News Articles
The Fetish Unlimited Podcast
Summary: The Fetish Unlimited podcast is a collection of the memories, confessions and reflections captured at the Fetish Unlimited event at Bishopsgate Institute.
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- LGBTQIA+
Knowing our history, knowing our community
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Kink In The Archive III
Summary: On Valentine’s Day 2026, Kink in the Archive returned for its third edition, bringing together kink enthusiasts, artists, archivists, and professionals for an evening of fetish history, live culture, and collective curiosity.
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Myra Hess: National Treasure
Summary: On May 11, 2025, we celebrated Myra Hess, whose 1927 Rosewood Model D Steinway Grand piano has been Piano in Residence at Bishopsgate Institute since 1965.
The Rudi Inhelder Collection
Summary: Visit the Institute and explore our free exhibition of images taken by Hanns Rudolf Inhelder
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Queer Show and Tell at Bishopsgate
Summary: This December, we hosted a story circle to discuss the material footprint of queerness.
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Shakti Khabar: Queer South Asian lives in Britain
Summary: In this blog, I put the spotlight on Shakti Khabar, one of the earliest newsletters run by and for queer people of South Asian descent.
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Why so much leather & fetish? An interview with Time Out
Summary: Back in the summer, Leonie Cooper from Time Out magazine caught up with Stefan about the Leather & Fetish collections.
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Bishopsgate Institute welcomes four new trustees
Summary: Bishopsgate Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Aitchison, Simon Demissie, Nancy Kelley and Ben McKnight to the charity’s Board.
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Being Seen Being Heard: Amplifying British South Asian Women’s Voices
Summary: Through “Being Seen, Being Heard”, Sohaila Baluch offers a chance to pause, to reflect and to centre the stories of British South Asian women.
Gallery: Drag Save The King
Summary: At the start of May, the cream of London’s Drag King scene came together to prove that 2023 really is Year of the King.
