10/21/2021
Save the Date.....Sunday, December 5th, 1-7pm, it's the 2nd Annual Holiday Fe**sh Fair!
Save the Date.....Sunday, December 5th, 1-7pm, it's the 2nd Annual Holiday Fe**sh Fair!
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Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M) is a library, museum and archive located on the North Side of Chicago. Our mission is to make leather, kink, B**M, and fe**sh accessible through research, preservation, education and community engagement.
All s*xual orientations and genders are included, and the scope is worldwide! The library houses twelve thousand books and fourteen thousand magazines, plus scholarly publications, films and electronic resources. As for the museum collection, it's full of original erotic art and artifacts from alternative s*x organizations and individuals. The archives (viewable by appointment) contain unpublished papers and records from notable B**M activists, artists, businesses and organizations.
Operating as usual
10/21/2021
Tickets are still available today and tomorrow for The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 5- S*X! A Handbag Parody. The museum is open 11-7pm Thursday/Friday, 11-5pm Saturday, and 1-5pm Sunday. #comeifyoudare #chicagomuseums #chicagotheater
Tickets are still available today and tomorrow for The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 5- S*X! A Handbag Parody. The museum is open 11-7pm Thursday/Friday, 11-5pm Saturday, and 1-5pm Sunday. #comeifyoudare #chicagomuseums #chicagotheater
10/20/2021
Quote from Strette's interview on Sub-Shop.com. Photo from Bo***ge Parade No 41. Visit the @leatherarchives to see some Sub-Shop items in our bo***ge safety exhibit. #subshop #bo***ge
[Everyone needs to be into what is happening. As a Dom, it is my duty to make sure that my partner is not only safe but also excited. It’s not just her safety that is in my hands, it’s also her pleasure—her enjoyment. That sort of enjoyment only comes from proper attention to safety and proper understanding (or discovering) what buttons to push to really turn her on. I take that responsibility very seriously, and I enjoy it greatly. When everyone is into the scene, then the energy just builds and builds. However, if one participant is not into it, the energy just dies, and that’s a lousy way to spend time when you’re tied up or have someone in that position.]
Quote from Strette's interview on Sub-Shop.com. Photo from Bo***ge Parade No 41. Visit the @leatherarchives to see some Sub-Shop items in our bo***ge safety exhibit. #subshop #bo***ge
[Everyone needs to be into what is happening. As a Dom, it is my duty to make sure that my partner is not only safe but also excited. It’s not just her safety that is in my hands, it’s also her pleasure—her enjoyment. That sort of enjoyment only comes from proper attention to safety and proper understanding (or discovering) what buttons to push to really turn her on. I take that responsibility very seriously, and I enjoy it greatly. When everyone is into the scene, then the energy just builds and builds. However, if one participant is not into it, the energy just dies, and that’s a lousy way to spend time when you’re tied up or have someone in that position.]
10/17/2021
Submit your zines to the community library! All zines and other self-published books related to kink or fe**sh are welcome. Email archives (at) leatherarchives.org or mail to our street address in Chicago.
The Teri Rose Memorial Library is open to the public Thursday-Sunday. Come browse, read, color, learn, and explore. #communitylibrary #communityarchives #zines
Submit your zines to the community library! All zines and other self-published books related to kink or fe**sh are welcome. Email archives (at) leatherarchives.org or mail to our street address in Chicago.
The Teri Rose Memorial Library is open to the public Thursday-Sunday. Come browse, read, color, learn, and explore. #communitylibrary #communityarchives #zines
10/17/2021
Photo from the Renslow Family's White Party, established 1974, at Navy Pier. #whiteparty #lgbthistory #lgbtchicago #seventies
Photo from the Renslow Family's White Party, established 1974, at Navy Pier. #whiteparty #lgbthistory #lgbtchicago #seventies
10/17/2021
Photo from the Renslow Family's White Party, established 1974. #whiteparty #lgbthistory #lgbtchicago #seventies
Photo from the Renslow Family's White Party, established 1974. #whiteparty #lgbthistory #lgbtchicago #seventies
10/16/2021
Disciples of DeSade was a men's leather club founded by Jim Richards and others in 1984. They presented a series of educational workshops with the Dallas County Health Department on B**M and safer s*x which grew into the large annual conference Beyond Vanilla. #lgbtdallas
Disciples of DeSade was a men's leather club founded by Jim Richards and others in 1984. They presented a series of educational workshops with the Dallas County Health Department on B**M and safer s*x which grew into the large annual conference Beyond Vanilla. #lgbtdallas
10/15/2021
Shoe Ball 4 ad from 1990s, in the Michele Buchanan collection at the @leatherarchives. #nychistory #mothernyc #jackiefactory #impossibleheels #shoeball
Shoe Ball 4 ad from 1990s, in the Michele Buchanan collection at the @leatherarchives. #nychistory #mothernyc #jackiefactory #impossibleheels #shoeball
10/14/2021
Quote from The Marquis De Sade: An Essay by Simone De Beauvoir (1953). Photo from Heat Nov 1991. #beauvoir #desade
[In order to derive pleasure from the humiliation and exaltation of the flesh, one must ascribe value to the flesh.]
Quote from The Marquis De Sade: An Essay by Simone De Beauvoir (1953). Photo from Heat Nov 1991. #beauvoir #desade
[In order to derive pleasure from the humiliation and exaltation of the flesh, one must ascribe value to the flesh.]
10/14/2021
The @leatherarchives museum is open regular hours this weekend but the library will be closed Friday after 5pm and Sat/Sun.
Come see The Golden Girls: Vol. 5 S*x at the @leatherarchives before it's gone! Two weekends left. Visit @handbagchicago for tickets. #chicagoevents
The @leatherarchives museum is open regular hours this weekend but the library will be closed Friday after 5pm and Sat/Sun.
Come see The Golden Girls: Vol. 5 S*x at the @leatherarchives before it's gone! Two weekends left. Visit @handbagchicago for tickets. #chicagoevents
10/12/2021
The Caldron was a private club operated by two members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in a converted warehouse from 1981 to 1984. #gayhistory #sfclubs #sfhistory #eighties
The Caldron was a private club operated by two members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in a converted warehouse from 1981 to 1984. #gayhistory #sfclubs #sfhistory #eighties
10/10/2021
Are you on the wall? VERBOTEN: Works by REX is curated by Joseph S. Garber. #chicagomuseums #chicagoartists #lgbtqchicago
Are you on the wall? VERBOTEN: Works by REX is curated by Joseph S. Garber. #chicagomuseums #chicagoartists #lgbtqchicago
10/09/2021
Cowtown Leathermen is a leather club founded in Fort Worth, TX in 1983. They have raised funds for charitable causes annually and in the 1990s built a deck for the Fort Worth Samaritan House and started a fund for HIV-positive pet owners. #lgbtfortworth #gaytexas #leatherclubs
Cowtown Leathermen is a leather club founded in Fort Worth, TX in 1983. They have raised funds for charitable causes annually and in the 1990s built a deck for the Fort Worth Samaritan House and started a fund for HIV-positive pet owners. #lgbtfortworth #gaytexas #leatherclubs
10/08/2021
International Mr. Bootblack 2002 Michael Lanzini and International Mr. Leather 2002 Stephen Weber. #iml #imbb #titleholders
International Mr. Bootblack 2002 Michael Lanzini and International Mr. Leather 2002 Stephen Weber. #iml #imbb #titleholders
10/08/2021
Quote from Public Silence, Private Terror by Dorothy Allison (in Pleasure and Danger ed. Carol S. Vance, 1984). Photo of Vanessa Del Rio in Born Bi***es No 1 (1981). #vanessadelrio #dorothyallison #feminism
[What kind of women might we be if we did not have to worry about being too s*xual, or not s*xual enough, or the wrong kind of s*xual for the company we keep?]
Quote from Public Silence, Private Terror by Dorothy Allison (in Pleasure and Danger ed. Carol S. Vance, 1984). Photo of Vanessa Del Rio in Born Bi***es No 1 (1981). #vanessadelrio #dorothyallison #feminism
[What kind of women might we be if we did not have to worry about being too s*xual, or not s*xual enough, or the wrong kind of s*xual for the company we keep?]
10/07/2021
The bar at The Gold Coast, Chuck Renslow's first, most famous Leather bar. Photo from the Chuck Renslow collection at the @leatherarchives. #eighties #seventies #gayhistory #leatherhistory
The bar at The Gold Coast, Chuck Renslow's first, most famous Leather bar. Photo from the Chuck Renslow collection at the @leatherarchives. #eighties #seventies #gayhistory #leatherhistory
10/06/2021
Quote from False Promises: Anti Po*******hy Feminism by Lynne Segal (The Socialist Register, 1993). Photo from Submit Vol 2 No 3 (1983). #gender #fantasy #sadomasochism #pornstudies
[Even were it possible to detect some fixed positioning of identification in a person's enjoyment of fantasy, we could never generalize from that to predict that person's public status or behaviour in everyday encounters. The indulgence of heteros*xual masochistic fantasies of spanking and subordination, for example, once a favourite pastime of the Victorian gentleman, neither undermined his accompanying social and s*xual domination of women nor dented his sense of superiority to any other type of person, black or white. There is an autonomy to fantasy life which, if consuming po*******hy, may provide the setting for us to take up any number of volatile and impossible positions: active and passive, strong and weak, male and female, desired and repulsive, sacred and contemptible, pleasure-filled and suffering, and anything else as well and its opposite, all at one and the same time.]
Quote from False Promises: Anti Po*******hy Feminism by Lynne Segal (The Socialist Register, 1993). Photo from Submit Vol 2 No 3 (1983). #gender #fantasy #sadomasochism #pornstudies
[Even were it possible to detect some fixed positioning of identification in a person's enjoyment of fantasy, we could never generalize from that to predict that person's public status or behaviour in everyday encounters. The indulgence of heteros*xual masochistic fantasies of spanking and subordination, for example, once a favourite pastime of the Victorian gentleman, neither undermined his accompanying social and s*xual domination of women nor dented his sense of superiority to any other type of person, black or white. There is an autonomy to fantasy life which, if consuming po*******hy, may provide the setting for us to take up any number of volatile and impossible positions: active and passive, strong and weak, male and female, desired and repulsive, sacred and contemptible, pleasure-filled and suffering, and anything else as well and its opposite, all at one and the same time.]
10/05/2021
Ad for Belle De Jour's theater and professional dungeon in SM Express (1979). #swhistory #newyorkhistory #newyorkdungeon #belledejour
Ad for Belle De Jour's theater and professional dungeon in SM Express (1979). #swhistory #newyorkhistory #newyorkdungeon #belledejour
10/03/2021
Dianne Hartwell and her husband Jay published a B**M community newspaper called SM Express in the late 1970s. They founded The Castle, an erotic theater and professional dungeon in New York that the Hartwells also used as a film studio. #newyorkleather #swhistory #nyunderground
Dianne Hartwell and her husband Jay published a B**M community newspaper called SM Express in the late 1970s. They founded The Castle, an erotic theater and professional dungeon in New York that the Hartwells also used as a film studio. #newyorkleather #swhistory #nyunderground
10/03/2021
The Crypt Ad from SM Express No 10 (1977). The first Crypt store opened in San Diego in 1977. #seventies #crypt #leathershop #lgbtsandiego
The Crypt Ad from SM Express No 10 (1977). The first Crypt store opened in San Diego in 1977. #seventies #crypt #leathershop #lgbtsandiego
10/02/2021
The @leatherarchives mail order catalog collection is open for research! We have over 800 catalogs, with four decades of leatherwear, B**M gear, latex fashion, cross-dressing, and s*x toys for you to browse.
We also encourage donations of both current and vintage catalogs to the collections. If you are a designer, crafter or retailer who sells online, you can donate photos and descriptions of your products.
#leathercraft #latexfashion #rubberfashion #lgbtfashion #fashionhistory
The @leatherarchives mail order catalog collection is open for research! We have over 800 catalogs, with four decades of leatherwear, B**M gear, latex fashion, cross-dressing, and s*x toys for you to browse.
We also encourage donations of both current and vintage catalogs to the collections. If you are a designer, crafter or retailer who sells online, you can donate photos and descriptions of your products.
#leathercraft #latexfashion #rubberfashion #lgbtfashion #fashionhistory
10/02/2021
Are you on the wall? VERBOTEN: Works by REX is curated by Joseph S. Garber. #chicagomuseums #chicagoartists #lgbtqchicago
Are you on the wall? VERBOTEN: Works by REX is curated by Joseph S. Garber. #chicagomuseums #chicagoartists #lgbtqchicago
10/01/2021
Quote from A Defense of Masochism by Anita Phillips (1998). Photo from Knotty Vol 2 No 2 (1972). #switching #vers
[Enjoying, for example, being s*xually dominated does not preclude you from also enjoying being on top. Or, for that matter, taking pleasure in all kinds of other s*xual possibilities. Masochism may be something you want to do at a particular time in your life for particular reasons, you may get what you want from it and move on. It can be part of a highly varied s*xual life, something that is part of a range of options, or the preferred one. It can also be an imaginative possibility, a springboard for artistic and spiritual engagement.]
Quote from A Defense of Masochism by Anita Phillips (1998). Photo from Knotty Vol 2 No 2 (1972). #switching #vers
[Enjoying, for example, being s*xually dominated does not preclude you from also enjoying being on top. Or, for that matter, taking pleasure in all kinds of other s*xual possibilities. Masochism may be something you want to do at a particular time in your life for particular reasons, you may get what you want from it and move on. It can be part of a highly varied s*xual life, something that is part of a range of options, or the preferred one. It can also be an imaginative possibility, a springboard for artistic and spiritual engagement.]
09/30/2021
Toronto Leather Pride 2011 photograph by Rich Stadtmiller, from his collection at the @leatherarchives. #torontopride #lgbtarchives
Toronto Leather Pride 2011 photograph by Rich Stadtmiller, from his collection at the @leatherarchives. #torontopride #lgbtarchives
09/30/2021
Join us Tuesday, October 5th for the return of FEK Draw!
Join us Tuesday, October 5th for the return of FEK Draw!
09/29/2021
Daddy Steve Gaynes, 2013 Leather Marshal of the SF Pride Parade. Photograph by Rich Stadtmiller from his collection at the @leatherarchives. #sfpride #sfleather #lgbtarchives
Daddy Steve Gaynes, 2013 Leather Marshal of the SF Pride Parade. Photograph by Rich Stadtmiller from his collection at the @leatherarchives. #sfpride #sfleather #lgbtarchives
09/28/2021
Join us this Saturday, October 2nd, at 2pm.
Join us this Saturday, October 2nd, at 2pm.
09/26/2021
Quote from Bear Contests by Les Wright (in The Bear Book II, 2001). Photo by Jim Stemple from American Bear No 11 (1996). #bearculture #gayculture
[What do we want as bears? A bear was noted for his desire and ability to draw in and recognize his own kind, short and tall, young and old, fat and thin, hairy and hairless, all genuine men being themselves. The one thing we had in common was having to overcome the self-limiting belief that we had to conform to media images of gay male beauty, images that either we did not fit, and never would, or which were of no s*xual interest to us.]
Quote from Bear Contests by Les Wright (in The Bear Book II, 2001). Photo by Jim Stemple from American Bear No 11 (1996). #bearculture #gayculture
[What do we want as bears? A bear was noted for his desire and ability to draw in and recognize his own kind, short and tall, young and old, fat and thin, hairy and hairless, all genuine men being themselves. The one thing we had in common was having to overcome the self-limiting belief that we had to conform to media images of gay male beauty, images that either we did not fit, and never would, or which were of no s*xual interest to us.]
09/25/2021
Quote from A Defense of Masochism by Anita Phillips (1998). Photo from Hogtie Vol 2 No 7 (1973). #powerexchange #roleplay #fantasy
[All inequalities find their way into the fantasy world of s*xual domination and submission, lending their particular flavour to the enjoyment to be had from assuming the position of being humiliated, invaded, crushed. ... The roles may be reversed, or the submissive position may be assumed in an extreme form - either could have an imaginatively transformative or even subversive potential, if one were determined to locate a political statement in such flux.]
Quote from A Defense of Masochism by Anita Phillips (1998). Photo from Hogtie Vol 2 No 7 (1973). #powerexchange #roleplay #fantasy
[All inequalities find their way into the fantasy world of s*xual domination and submission, lending their particular flavour to the enjoyment to be had from assuming the position of being humiliated, invaded, crushed. ... The roles may be reversed, or the submissive position may be assumed in an extreme form - either could have an imaginatively transformative or even subversive potential, if one were determined to locate a political statement in such flux.]
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6418 N Greenview Ave
Chicago, IL
60626
Directions to the LA&M The Leather Archives & Museum is located at 6418 N. Greenview Ave. Just 2 doors north of the corner of Devon Ave. & Greenview Ave. We are nextdoor to the Citgo gas station @ Devon and Greenview. The closest major intersection is Clark St. & Devon Ave. Greenview is 2 blocks east of Clark St. Via Public Transportation CTA Bus #s 36-Broadway, 151-Sheridan and 155-Devon stop at the corner of Devon and Greenview. CTA Red Line – Loyola street stop. About a 10 minute walk to the LA&M, or board the #155-Devon bus westbound at the Loyola stop. Walking : Out of the El station, walk south (under the L tracks) on Sheridan Road. At the second stoplight, Devon Ave., turn right. Walk about 6 blocks to Greenview Ave. Turn right at the corner of Devon and Greenview. Via Car From the loop or boystown : Get onto Lake Shore Drive northbound. Take Lake Shore Drive until it ends at Sheridan Rd. Turn right onto Sheridan, so you'll be heading north. Sheridan will curve to the left. Stay in the left lane, as Sheridan Road becomes Devon Ave. Continue west for 6 blocks to Greenview Ave. Parking is available on the street. From the north or west : Take I-294 or I-94 to Touhy Ave. Take Touhy Ave. east to Western Avenue. Go right on Western to Devon Ave. Go left on Devon Ave. to Greenview Ave. Turn left on Greenview Ave. Parking is available on the street.
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The 10,000 sq. foot, two-story building holds eight exhibition galleries; a climate controlled archival storage space; a 164-seat auditorium; the G.A.G. Contemporary Fe**sh Gallery, with rotating exhibits by renowned and emerging fe**sh artists from around the world; and a 600 sq. foot reading library to store the research collections.
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| Friday | 11am - 7pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 1pm - 5pm |
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LA&M Jock Auction
LGBT activist Joey McDonald has been involved in the production of IML since he volunteered as a greeter at the first one in 1979. Clip from his Fireside Chat interview with Douglas O'Keeffe. #imlremembers #chicago #leathercommunity
Clip from Chuck Renslow's speech at International Mr. Leather 2007. #IML #imlremembers #leather #fe**sh #kink #leathercommunity #Chicago
We love our 5'11" Sagittarians. Clips of International Mr. Leather 1989 from the @leatherarchives. Kevin Ware was Mr. Chicago Leather 1989 and Guy Baldwin was titled IML 1989. #fiveelevenmen #sagittarianmen #iml #leather
Clips from International Mr. Leather 2000 from the Leather Archives & Museum. #IML #newmillennium #imlremembers #leather #fe**sh #kink #leathercommunity #chicago
Clip from the Legacy of Chuck Renslow, edited by Christina Court for International Mr. Leather 2018. #imlremembers #leathercommunity #solidarity
Due to COVID-19, International Mr. Leather and International Mr. Bootblack are not taking place this Memorial Day weekend. IML/IMBB is the largest contributor to the Leather Archives & Museum through the Renslow Charitable Trust, granted 501(c)3 status this year. We are grateful for the thousands of visitors who gather in Chicago to celebrate each year. Physically and emotionally, events like IML tie us together. We miss you this weekend. Clip from the International Mr. Leather 1996 highlight reel from the @leatherarchives collections. Joe Gallagher was titled IML 1996, the first contestant from New York to be sashed. #nycleather #iml #nineties #thankyou #imlremembers #leather #fe**sh #kink #leathercommunity #chicago
Sister Mysteria - Patron Saint of Fag Hags, Faux Queens, False Eyelashes & Fingerless Gloves
As part of the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day (today, Saturday, September 22nd), organizations across the country are sharing stories about female trailblazers in the arts, sciences, innovation & culture. The Leather Archives & Museum is sharing a few such trailblazers from our archives. Sister Mysteria (Mystie Grey, 1952-2011) was a professional dominant and one of the first female members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. She was the first out SM dom sister and fundraiser for AIDS with Sister Dana at the first Up Your Alley Fair in 1985. In 1987, she competed in the first International Ms Leather contest. Sister Mysteria was beatified the Patron Saint of Fag Hags, Faux Queens, False Eyelashes, and Fingerless Gloves. To request a pass for FREE Admission to the LA&M for 2 adults (18+ only) for Saturday, September 22nd, please go to https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/leather-archives-museum/. You *must* register in advance through the website to receive the free tickets. #MuseumDay #WomenMakingHistory #leather #fe**sh #kink #B**M #Chicago #Chicagomuseums #museums #RogersPark Source: Sister Dana Sez, San Francisco Bay Times, October 5 2011 and August 10 2017.
The Kinky Rummage Sale is underway. Stop by and check out some of the great buys. Here till 5pm today, and tomorrow 11am-5pm.
A message from activist Daniel Sotomayor Gay Pride 1989 #Resist
A message from activist Daniel Sotomayor Gay Pride 1989 #Resist
Rick Storer's final IML Speech
May 22nd 2017 The Leather Archives & Museum announced today that Executive Director Rick Storer will resign to pursue new opportunities. The resignation will take effect June 11th, 2017. Rick Storer joined the Board of the Leather Archives & Museum in 2001 and joined the staff as Executive Director in 2002. During his tenure the organization saw growth in the size of the collection and its accessibility. Rick worked with the Board of Directors to successfully complete a capital campaign in 2004. His guidance and leadership over the past 15 years leave the LA&M poised to collect and provide access to Leather / kink / B**M / fe**sh history and culture for years to come. "I am grateful for the privilege to have worked so closely with the amazing history at the LA&M. I am excited for the bright future of of the Leather Archives," Rick added. This was Rick's last speech at International Mr. Leather.
IMsBB 2003 Donation & Provenance
On September 23, 2015 Videographer Christina Court sat down with International Ms. Bootblack 2003 Eddie and recorded the donation of her collection to the LA&M Women's Leather History Program.
LA&M Board of Directors Vice President & Documentary Filmmaker...
Thank you for tuning in this afternoon for another Facebook Live session with the Leather Archives & Museum! LA&M Board of Directors Vice President & Documentary Filmmaker Christina Court joined us to talk about the museum's upcoming 25th Anniversary Weekend (September 16th to 18th), the LA&M Women's Leather History Program, as well as Court's new film–"By The People: 25 Years of Community Archiving at Leather Archives & Museum"–which will premiere during the anniversary weekend. #LeatherHistory! If you'd like to follow along with updates and developments from the WLHP, you can find the page at LA&M Women's Leather History Program. For more information about LA&M's 25th Anniversary weekend, September 16th to 18th, and to purchase weekend packages, please visit www.leatherarchives.org/anniversary. (Of note: If you are between the ages of 21 and 29–and will be that age during the LA&M Anniversary Weekend–there is a discounted package level for you.) Thanks for watching live (or watching the recorded video), and we hope to see you this September 16th to 18th for our anniversary bash! #Chicago #Chicagomuseums #museums #LAAM #B**M #leather #fe**sh #kink #Chicagohistory #LGBTQ #diversity #RogersPark #Edgewater #FacebookLive #LAAM25thAnniversary #25YearsofLeatherHistory #WomensLeatherHistoryProgram #documentaryfilm #documentaries #filmmaker
LA&M Archivist & Collections Librarian Jakob VanLammeren Talks...
Did you miss our Facebook Live session from this afternoon? The Leather Archives & Museum broadcasted LIVE today with LA&M Archivist & Collections Librarian Jakob VanLammeren talking about the museum's upcoming 25th Anniversary Weekend (September 16th to 18th), how to donate items to the LA&M, as well as the process of preserving leather/fe**sh/kink history and the role the archives play in the museum’s mission. No worries, though, as you can view the recorded video of VanLammeren’s session to learn more about #LeatherHistory. For information about LA&M’s 25th Anniversary Weekend (September 16th to 18th), check out www.leatherarchives.org/anniversary/index.html for more details. We hope to see you there! #Chicago #Chicagomuseums #museums #LAAM #B**M #leather #fe**sh #kink #Chicagohistory #LGBTQ #diversity #RogersPark #Edgewater #FacebookLive #LAAM25thAnniversary #25YearsofLeatherHistory
Alisa Swindell, Curator of "Excavating Experience: The Presenc...
Leather Archives & Museum was just live with Alisa Swindell, curator of our current "Excavating Experience: The Presence of LGBTQ People of Color in Cook County, IL" exhibit. "Excavating Experience" draws upon materials from the museum's archival holdings, as well as images, artifacts, ephemera and oral histories donated by people of color within Cook County's B**M/leather/fe**sh/kink communities specifically for this exhibit. Focusing mainly on participation by people of color in clubs, events and organizations, the LA&M exhibit's goal is to both inspire and to encourage participation. The exhibit–made possible in part by a grant from the LGBT Fund of The Chicago Community Trust-runs until January 8th, 2017. Swindell will be conducting a free guided tour of the “Excavating Experience” this Saturday, August 6th, at LA&M at 3 PM. Free admission during the tour is being sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust. For details on the curator tour, please see www.facebook.com/events/623588801126234/. www.leatherarchives.org #Chicago #Chicagomuseums #museums #LAAM #LeatherHistory #PeopleofColor #CookCounty #B**M #leather #fe**sh #kink #Chicagohistory #LGBTQ #diversity #RogersPark #Edgewater #FacebookLive
Mr. Southern Leather 1987 Contest
New to the collections: Photos from the Mr. Southern Leather 1987 Contest
Copperheads on the run
A little something just for fun. A video from the Connecticut Copperheads collection.
The Leather Archives & Museum celebrates 25 years of Leather H...
Join the Leather Archives & Museum as we celebrate 25 Years of Leather History. Parties, receptions, education and a banquet will be at the center of this weekend long celebration. Visit the Anniversary website for more information. http://www.leatherarchives.org/anniversary/index.html
Sailor Sid Livecast
The archival staff from the Leather Archives & Museum gives a sneak peak into the Sailor Sid Diller collection. Get a first glimpse at this amazing collection. You'll learn how the campaign funding has been spent and learn about next steps. (Recorded from a live broadcast)
1987 Le***an Blood Drive news footage
From the video news vault: Channel 7 news San Francisco on a le***an blood drive, discrimination and the AIDS crisis
Keeping "Sailor" Sid Diller's legacy alive, online, and free f...
The Leather Archives & Museum, with support from the Association for Professional Piercers, is raising funds to fully digitize an amazing collection of photographs, films and papers from the legendary piercer, Sailor Sid Diller. This film features a tour of the unprocessed collection from LA&M Archivist and Collections Librarian Jakob VanLammeren. Video by : A Sublime Fe**sh Visit the Indiegogo page at igg.me/at/sailor-sid-LAM/x
An interview with Chuck Renslow
To celebrate the Eagle Rises on December 13, 2014, LA&M volunteer Christina interviewed Chuck Renslow on the history of the Gold Coast and the Chicago Eagle leatherbars in Chicago.
Leathers Room Grand Opening and Leather Preservation Project
A video tour of the new leathers storage room at the Leather Archives & Museum
Nimbus Michigan Dunes Run
What do gay men do on leather runs? Dress up in wigs and nightgowns and sing songs from the movie Grease of course.
Clips from the 1997 San Diego Gay Rodeo
The Leather Archives & Museum film and video digitization project transfers resources on expiring media (reel film and cassette tapes such as VHS and Beta) to current media (digital files and archival quality DVDs). During the transfer process, the LA&M curates short segments and clips of the film to make available online. Most of the films selected by the curators are no longer available and were produced by organizations no longer in business. The Leather Archives provide clips of these films to get our history out of Chicago and into the world.
Toronto Gay Pride 1996 Leather and Kink People
Toronto Gay Pride 1996 Leather and Kink People #LeatherHistory
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International Art Group - Chicago
6929 N.Lakewood, Chicago, Illinois 60626, North Riverside -
Dave's Down To Earth Rock Shop
711 Main St, Evanston -
National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killin
2831 W Lawrence Ave -
Cambodian-American Heritage Museum and Killin
2831 W Lawrence Ave -
60618
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Charles Gates Dawes House Museum
Evanston -
Evanston 60201
Other Museums in Chicago
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333 S Halsted St. -
929 W Harrison St
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Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
The Oriental Institute, 1155 E 58th St -
National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killin
2831 W Lawrence Ave -
116 S Michigan Ave
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Heritage for Orientals تراث للشرقيات
6424 West Belmont Avenue -
American Indian Association of Illinois
1650 W. Foster -
60626
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AIA Historic Resources Committee - Chicago
35 E Wacker Dr, Ste 250 -
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
37 S Wabash Ave, Suite 1220