Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark) header
Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark) profile picture

Follow me on Insta curator_mark Curator of LGBTQ+ History / St Fagans / Public History / Views my Own. #QueerSainFfagan #LGBTQ+ #HistoricPhotograph

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Joined March 2011
Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)Photo by Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท (@CuratorMark)
Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
Today we're sharing a vibrant new collection of writing and artwork by LGBTQ+ people across Wales, inspired by @NatLMcG's powerful play. Edited w/@NorenaShopland & @NatLMcG. ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ“– Free to read: tinyurl.com/LGBTQWales @SwanseaUni @AHRCpress #LGBTQStories #QueerWales #LGBTQIA
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From the collection. #PrideMonth Cardiff Dragons football trophy 2009-10. @cardiffdragons are Walesโ€™ first and only LGBTI+ football club. David recalls how the club was formed in 2008, when 13 people came to the first training session. Read the story: csy-apw.adlibhosting.com/AISโ€ฆ
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Fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship available - "The Reg and George archive: co-creating stories about love, care and LGBTQ+ relationships in later life". Deadline 20 June 2025. Details on FindAPhD.com
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Cyfle gwych! // Fully funded PhD studentship to work with the amazing Reg and George archive.
Fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship available - "The Reg and George archive: co-creating stories about love, care and LGBTQ+ relationships in later life". Deadline 20 June 2025. Details on FindAPhD.com
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Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
Incredible tour of a curated LGBTQIA+ archive collection with @CuratorMark in @StFagans_Museum yesterday for @PrideCymru as part of the celebration of 40 years of Pride in Wales. If you have anything from leaflets, badges to t-shirts etc please do donate them to an archive
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New LGBTQ+ history case now open in the Wales isโ€ฆ gallery at @StFagans_Museum This is the first time @AmgueddfaCymru have had a permanent display of LGBTQ+ history. Great to see it open during LGBTQ+ History Month 2025. #LGBTQ #LGBTplusHM25
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Introduced by playwright Natalie McGrath and principal curator Mark Etheridge, this free screening of The Beat of Our Hearts is taking place on Saturday in Cardiff. Reserve a space at eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-beat-โ€ฆ
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Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
Join us for a free film screening of @NatLMcG's amazing LGBTQ+ play, The Beat of Our Hearts, on Sat 8th Feb at @TheCardiffStory. Featuring Curator @CuratorMark, Writer @NatLMcG & Historian @NorenaShopland (+ free tea and cake). All welcome! Book here: tinyurl.com/TBOOH
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Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
Today is #WorldAIDSDay We stand united in the fight against #HIV, challenge stigma, and remember lives lost. HIV is not a death sentence. With treatment, people live long, healthy lives, and canโ€™t pass it on. Together we will end stigma and HIV transmissions. #StopHIVStigma โ€“ at Cardiff, Wales
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๐ŸŒโค๏ธ Last night, we marked #WorldAIDSDay at @SeneddWales with powerful speeches from people living with #HIV, a reaffirmed commitment to the #HIVActionPlan for Wales by the Cab Secretary, & support from Fast Track Cymru coalitions. Together weโ€™ll end stigma & new transmissions. โ€“ at Cardiff, Wales
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Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
Time to Test / Amser I Gael Prawf Get your free and confidential STI and HIV test. tht.cymru/test/ Mynnwch gael eich prawf HDR a HIV yn gyfrinachol ac yn rhad ac am ddim. tht.cymru/cy/prawf/ #WalesHIVTestingWeek
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Very pleased to announce that this year's @SWalesRecordSoc volume, edited by Kirsti Bohata, will be published soon: 'The Diary of Amy Dillwyn, 1863-1917'! ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Blog Post: "Welsh communities, peer support, and mental health services are key to saving lives". My reflections on the "Living Well with HIV in Wales" report, jointly published by HIV Outcomes, @FastTrackCymru and @NAT_AIDS_Trust ๐Ÿ‘‡ nat.org.uk/blog/hiv-wales-cyโ€ฆ โ€“ at United Kingdom
Supporting people living with #HIV to live well is an ongoing challenge. @FastTrackCymru co-founder and NAT Trustee @alex_arkeonerd reflects on the progress made in #Wales #Cymru and what should happen next so everybody living with HIV can thrive. nat.org.uk/blog/hiv-wales-cyโ€ฆ
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Legend of Wales' drag scene dies walesonline.co.uk/news/walesโ€ฆ
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We're hiring an Online Peer Co-ordinator Cymru! The successful candidate will play a vital role in tackling health inequalities in marginalised communities, driving down prejudice and discrimination. This closes 28 August โ€” find out more and applyโฌ‡๏ธ jobs.tht.org.uk/vacancy/onliโ€ฆ
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Thank you to everyone who came to Wrexhamโ€™s first pride yesterday! It was everything we hoped for and more. What a day! Lots more to follow.. Tรฎm Pride Wrecsam Team #Pride #BalchderWrecsam #WrexhamPride #PrideWrecsam #UKSPF #DinasDiwylliantWrecsam #wrexhamcityofculture
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Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
๐Ÿ“ข EVENT: We are delighted to host an event in Cardiff to celebrate the African contribution to the #HIV response across the UK. Join us to hear from the authors of the book "Our Stories Told By Us" & other advocates. Date: Wednesday 17 July ๐Ÿ‘‰ Register: tickettailor.com/events/fastโ€ฆ
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Mark Etheridge ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ“ท retweeted
๐Ÿ“ข EVENT: We're delighted to host an event in Cardiff to celebrate the African contribution to the #HIV response across the UK. Join us to hear from the authors of the book "Our Stories Told By Us" & other advocates. ๐Ÿ“† Wednesday 17 July ๐Ÿ‘‰ Register: tickettailor.com/events/fastโ€ฆ
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Our trustee Alessandro Ceccarelli has made it to the #PINClist24 of the most influential LGBT+ people in #Wales #Cymru for the fourth year. Alessandro chatted with us about LGBT+ activism, his work on HIV rights in Wales and the future of HIV prevention. nat.org.uk/blog/alessandro-cโ€ฆ
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