

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Queer Takeover @ Melton Carnegie Museum
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A Free Creative Workshop Using Poetry and Collage for LGBTQ+ folksAbout this EventQueer Coffee Link Ups and artist Aaran Sian (they/them) are teaming up to host a Queer Takeover at Melton Carnegie Museum. This is a creative and welcoming workshop inviting LGBTQ+ people to reimagine how queerness shows up in museum spaces, using poetry and collage.Using gentle writing and collage prompts, we will explore personal and speculative responses to objects in the museum. We will think about queerness, representation, intimacy, desire, power and erasure.Together we will explore:What does it mean to look at an object through a queer lens?What stories might be missing, hidden or waiting to be imagined?What will we do?Using the museum’s existing collections as a starting point, together we will:Explore objects that spark a reaction - curiosity, discomfort, connection, joy or even frustrationCreate personal and speculative interpretations through poetry and collageExplore what it means to 'queer' interpretations - through your own personal lensContribute to co-creating alternative labels and responses that make queer presence visible in the museumThis will be a gently guided and creative process. There is no right way to take part, you can write a sentence, create a collage, respond visually, or explore the museum at your own pace.What to expectA safe, welcoming, and expressive space for LGBTQ+ peopleGuided creative prompts using poetry and collageLow pressure and safer spaceAll materials providedRefreshments includedWe recognise that museums can feel othering spaces for Queer and Trans people, particularly those who are also Black, Brown and People of Colour. This workshop is held with care and consent. This includes gentle check-ins throughout, inclusive prompts and visual materials, a decolonial approach to making and no pressure to share or participate beyond what feels right for you.You do not need any previous 'creative experience'. We invite you to come as you are.This workshop is for anyone interested in exploring identity, intuition and interpretation through creativity and feeling.Access Information:This workshop is free to attend, refreshments and all materials are providedFree transport provided from Leicester City Centre to and from the museumPlease email aarandeepsian@gmail.com by 23rd February to book transportIf you have any access requirements or questions, feel free to get in touch with us.About the facilitators:Queer Coffee is a community space where people from all walks of life come together for reflection, creativity, and connection.Rooted in Leicester, Queer Coffee's primary purpose is to serve local LGBTQIA+ members, with a particular focus on centring black and brown folks who are often marginalised within both queer and diaspora spaces. Collaboration, our Link Ups, also sit at the heart of Queer Coffee’s work, having fostered local and national partnerships for bespoke events that respond to specific cultural and community contexts.Aaran Sian (they/them) is an artist and creative facilitator whose work envisions radical and speculative futures centring Queer and Trans identities. Their work is about holding space for reclaimation, collective liberation and  ancestral memory.
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- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, literary-art, lgbt-pride
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Melton Mowbray
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Melton Carnegie Museum
- **lat**: 52.764672
- **long**: -0.881
- **full address**: Melton Carnegie Museum, Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Aaran Sian (https://allevents.in/org/aaran-sian/25340179)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Melton Carnegie Museum, Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Aaran Sian
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, workshops, literary-art, lgbt-pride
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Queer Takeover @ Melton Carnegie Museum ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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