As part of the Through the eyes of program, external personalities offer their personal views on the exhibitions of the Design Museum Brussels. A unique customized visit where the choice of theme and approach is left to the speakers. Be inspired and guided by exceptional people who will help you see the exhibitions through a different lens.

The museum invites you to discover the exhibition Brussels Queer Graphics through the eyes of Marian Lens.

Marian Lens (1959°) is a sociologist who has been active in the lesbian, feminist and LGBTQIA+ movements since the late 1970s. She was involved in the early days of the radical lesbian magazine Le Féminaire/Les Lesbianaires (1980-1982). In 1985, she founded and managed the first openly lesbian bookshop and non-profit organization in Belgium, Artemys (1985-2002). Co-founder of the RainbowHouse (2001-2002), she was also actively involved in launching the Brussels committee of the Rainbow Ambassadors, an association for and by LGBTQI+ seniors. Since 2013, she has been organizing historical tours of Brussels in the footsteps of the LGBTQIA+ communities via L-Tour.

She also regularly publishes research and analysis articles on LGBTQIA+ history, as well as on the construction of sex, gender and heterosexuality as systemic societal norms and constructs.

As part of the Matrimony Days and in partnership with l’Architecture qui dégenre.

Pratical informations

Where: Design Museum Brussels

When: 30.09.2023

Heure : 11h (NL) et 14h (FR)

Language: NL and FR

Price: free