June 19, 2025Pride Picks To Enrich Your June
Celebrate June with these six Pride recommendations from the Artichoke team
This June, the Artichoke team wishes to celebrate the joy, resilience and unity of the LGBT+ community by sharing a curated selection of shows, events and exhibitions to enrich your Pride Month!
Free talks, The London Museum
The London Museum is hosting a series of free talks exploring London’s vast queer history.
From modern queer activism in the east of the city, to the lesbian squatters of 1970s Hackney, these illuminating talks have been carefully curated to inform, challenge and strengthen narratives surrounding London’s extensive queer culture.
When: Throughout June
Where: London Museum Dockland – No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL
Learn more and book your space here.
QUEER TODAY, GONE TOMORROW, Velorose Gallery
QUEER TODAY, GONE TOMORROW is an exhibition celebrating the legacy of LGBTQ+ places in London.
A solo exhibition by queer, neurodivergent artist RECOGNITION, this powerful debut show takes the viewer on a visual journey through London’s queer geography.
Iconic and overlooked, this exhibition urges us to remember, reflect and reclaim the loved and lost venues of the capital where queer individuals formed and fostered community.
When: 27 June – 6 July
Where: Velorose Gallery – 1B Charterhouse Square, Barbican, EC1M 6EE
Plan your visit here.
Queer Britain, London
Queer Britain is the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum. Opened in 2022, the venue regularly hosts talks, exhibitions and events exploring the UK’s rich queer history.
When: Throughout June and July
Where: Queer Britain – 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross N1C 4BH
Book your visit and see the full itinerary of events here.
Leigh Bowery!, Tate Modern
Leigh Bowery was an Australian performance artist, club promoter and fashion designer based in London from 1980 to his death in 1994.
Flamboyant, avant-garde and absurd, Bowery’s short but extraordinary life left a lasting mark on the art world. His theatrical performances pushed boundaries of gender, sexuality, and bodily expression, transforming himself into living sculptures that challenged conventional notions of beauty and identity.
This retrospective exhibition will offer visitors a chance to experience the full spectrum of Bowery’s groundbreaking work and understand his pivotal role in London’s underground scene during a transformative era for queer culture.
When: Until 31 August 2025
Where: Tate Modern – Bankside, SE1 9TG
Pose, TV series
Pose is an American television show depicting the evolution of the underground 1980s ball culture at the height of the AIDS epidemic. A masterclass in make-up and costuming as well as delivering gripping storylines with heartfelt moments, Pose brings the New York ballroom scene to vivid life.
With groundbreaking transgender representation and performances that will leave you breathless, Pose celebrates the artistry, defiance, and unbreakable spirit of those who dared to live authentically when the world turned its back.
Where: BBC iPlayer and Disney+
Pride in Europe, OOH Exhibition by Martin Firrell, Creative Director for The Gallery
Martin Firrell is a British public artist whose works challenge unjust power systems of all kinds, including patriarchal power, the oppression of women and non-heterosexuals, and the heteronormative status quo.
Timed to coincide with Pride marches across the European continent, Firrell presents ‘Pride in Europe’ in partnership with Bauer Media Outdoor; celebrating identity, visibility, difference and inclusion with his signature bold posters.
When: June to August
Where: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brighton, Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, London, Manchester, Oslo, Riga, Stockholm, Utrecht