Pride Month 2024
Celebrate the path-breaking work of LGBTQ+ artists and explore queer perspectives on art this Pride Month.
The history—and future—of art does not exist without LGBTQ+ voices, and we are honored to share podcast episodes, videos, interviews, audio, and more that amplify them.
Discover more in the features below, encompassing themes of belonging, visibility, and activism. And join us in person for a range of events: Head to MoMA PS1 on June 1 to kick off Pride Month with a special Night at the Museum; on June 26, don’t miss our annual free MoMA Pride Celebration, which takes over the entire Museum; and come together with other families for special art-making activities, readings focusing on LGBTQ+ art and history, and much more.
More to explore
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Reynaldo Rivera’s Fistful of Love/También la belleza
The artist talks about learning to freeze fleeting moments, the influence of music and movies, and how his life’s work is also a search for love.
Reynaldo Rivera, Lauren Mackler, Kari Rittenbach
Jun 18, 2024
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Magazine Podcast
How Art Is Helping Teens Find Their True Selves
Hear from current and former teens about their experiences of growing up queer.
Jun 13, 2024
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Drawn to MoMA
Mannie Murphy’s Like a Lighthouse
The comics artist celebrates the friendship of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.
Mannie Murphy
Jun 5, 2024
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What to Do When the World’s on Fire: A Conversation with Catherine Opie
The acclaimed artist talks about the photograph that made her a photographer, her philosophy around portraiture, and queer liberation.
Catherine Opie
May 22, 2024
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Magazine Podcast
Ten Minutes with Monét X Change: On Drag
The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars reflects on how drag changes us for the better.
Monét X Change
Jun 21, 2023
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Hyundai Card Video Views
Carlos Motta’s We Who Feel Differently: On Trans Politics and Visibility in the Last Decade
In this exclusive two-week screening, artist Carlos Motta speaks with activist Chase Strangio about fighting for trans rights and autonomy.
Stuart Comer, Chase Strangio
Jun 21, 2023
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Drawn to MoMA
Tommi Parrish’s Snake Pit
Take a tour through an imaginary exhibition exploring the life of a queer artist.
Tommi Parrish
Jun 21, 2023
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UNIQLO ArtSpeaks
Gilbert Baker’s Rainbow Flag
How does a flag become a beacon for belonging and community?
Jun 16, 2023
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Flashback to 2015: MoMA Acquires the Rainbow Flag
In celebration of Pride Month, read an interview from 2015 with the late Gilbert Baker, creator of the iconic Rainbow Flag.
Michelle Millar Fisher, Paola Antonelli
Jun 2, 2023
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Queer Highlights
17 audios
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Agosto Machado’s New York
In honor of World AIDS Day, the artist and activist speaks to filmmaker Tourmaline about his work and the city’s queer history.
Agosto Machado, Tourmaline
Nov 30, 2022
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“Driving through Fire,” by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
In a newly commissioned poem, Espinoza meditates on the body—and its survival.
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
Nov 18, 2022
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Fighting for Equality Amid War
LGBTQ+ activists discuss the risks and challenges facing Ukraine’s queer population.
Yuriy Dvizhon, Olena Shevchenko, Alex Halberstadt
Jun 23, 2022
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Magazine Podcast
David Wojnarowicz and the Power of Connection
Author Olivia Laing speaks about the visionary artist’s mission to assuage isolation and shame through his work.
Alex Halberstadt
Jun 8, 2022
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Violet Chachki on the Art of Drag
The drag superstar talks about queerness, families, and her tribute to the transgressive artist Pierre Molinier.
Isabel Custodio
Jun 16, 2021
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UNIQLO ArtSpeaks
Arlette Hernandez on Alvin Baltrop’s Untitled
Baltrop’s photos preserve long-disappeared spaces where LGBTQ+ communities could enjoy a sense of belonging.
Jun 14, 2021
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Magazine Podcast
Black Trans Futures
Activists and organizers trace the origins of a historic march for liberation...and imagine where we go from here.
Alex Halberstadt
Aug 18, 2020
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Artist Project
Anything We Want to Be: Tourmaline’s Salacia
The artist’s film imagines riotous transwomen across history.
Tourmaline, T. Jean Lax
Jun 25, 2020
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Resources
Working for Black Trans Futures
An incomplete list of resources and organizations for combatting racism and transphobia, and supporting justice, safety, and equality
Jun 23, 2020
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Can You Imagine A Day Without Art?
An activist and MoMA educator recalls a momentous museum response to the AIDS crisis.
Sara Torres
Nov 29, 2019
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Magazine Podcast
What’s in a Name?
Words are personal in Catherine Opie’s photograph Dyke.
Kerry Downey, Ava Messina
Jun 24, 2019
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Radical Joy
Writer and art historian Alex Fialho discusses the queer energy of Keith Haring’s epic Untitled.
Alex Fialho
Jun 10, 2019
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Come As You Are: A Space for LGBTQ Teens and Art
Teens share their thoughts on art and what it means to create safe, celebratory spaces for LGBTQ communities.
MoMA
May 31, 2019
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Staff Picks
Celebrating Pride
MoMA staff consider the impact LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history via works from the collection.
Cortney Cleveland
Jun 7, 2018
Events
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Pride Writing Club: On Queer Intimacies with Amber Jamilla Musser
Workshop
Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
MoMA, Floor 2
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MoMA Pride Celebration
Party
Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 6:30–10:00 p.m.
MoMA, Floor 1
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Family Art Making: Drawings and Letters to Love
Workshop, for kids
Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
MoMA, Floor 1
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Member Gallery Experience: Close Looking at Queer Art
Gallery experience, for members
Thu, Jun 13, 2024, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Sold out
MoMA
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Glamour and Disguise: A Pride Bash
Party
Fri, Jun 7, 2024, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Education Center, Mezzanine
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Pride Family Day!
Workshop, for kids
Sat, Jun 24, 2023, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Education Center, Mezzanine
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Member Gallery Experience: Close Looking at Queer Art
Gallery experience, for members
Tue, Jun 13, 2023, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
MoMA
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Open Art Space: Free Drop-in Program for LGBTQ+ Teens and Their Allies
Workshop, for teens
Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Education Center, Mezzanine
+ 25 more past events
