The women who shaped punk, the grassroots venues powering a new generation of DIY music, Black queer culture, and urgent conversations around access to the creative industries will be part of the Museum of Youth Culture's October programme.
The month also sees the launch of the museum's weekly Youth Club, offering under-18s a free space to meet, get creative, develop new skills and play an active role in shaping the future of the institution.
The month also sees the launch of the museum's weekly Youth Club, offering under-18s a free space to meet, get creative, develop new skills and play an active role in shaping the future of the institution.
Listings below, for details go to museumofyouthculture.com
October at the Museum of Youth Culture
Funk is its Own Reward Takeover with Lloyd Bradley and DJ Fitzroy Soul Survivor
Thursday, October 8th
Writer Lloyd Bradley comes to the Museum to celebrate the release of Funk Is Its Own Reward, tracing funk from its late-1960s roots through to the emergence of hip-hop at the end of the following decade.
The Museum takeover will feature a Q&A and book signing alongside archival material, before Bradley joins DJ Fitzroy Soul Survivor to dig into the sounds and stories of funk on vinyl.
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MOYC Youth Club
Launching Tuesday, October 6th | Every Tuesday | Free
The Museum of Youth Culture’s new weekly Youth Club launches, offering a dedicated, informal space for under-18s to come together, get creative and explore the culture that matters to them.
Through workshops, activities and events, the free Youth Club will give young people the opportunity to connect with others, develop new skills and play an active role in shaping the future of the Museum.
The Museum of Youth Culture’s new weekly Youth Club launches, offering a dedicated, informal space for under-18s to come together, get creative and explore the culture that matters to them.
Through workshops, activities and events, the free Youth Club will give young people the opportunity to connect with others, develop new skills and play an active role in shaping the future of the Museum.
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Funk is its Own Reward Takeover with Lloyd Bradley and DJ Fitzroy Soul Survivor
Thursday, October 8th
Writer Lloyd Bradley comes to the Museum to celebrate the release of Funk Is Its Own Reward, tracing funk from its late-1960s roots through to the emergence of hip-hop at the end of the following decade.
The Museum takeover will feature a Q&A and book signing alongside archival material, before Bradley joins DJ Fitzroy Soul Survivor to dig into the sounds and stories of funk on vinyl.
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Together-Apart | Corinne Quin
Until Sunday, October 11th | Café Gallery
When students returned to Goldsmiths School of Design post-pandemic, an analogue photobooth was on campus over the course of a year for them to use.
Together-Apart captures that period of reconnection while highlighting the importance of the group photograph, now an increasingly rare ritual, as a record of friendship, community and the reality of student life.
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ASBO Magazine Press & Music Night: Who Gets to Work in Culture?
An evening exploring access to employment and opportunity within the creative industries bringing together funders, media, charities, cultural partners and young people.
Alongside a panel conversation exploring youth culture and access to the creative industries, the evening will include live music and an opportunity to explore the Museum and connect with others working across culture, media and youth engagement.
This is an invite-only event. Please RSVP via this link to secure your place: https://tally.so/r/VLO5yl
Not Dead Vol. 2: DIY, The Power of Gigs, A Diary | Jeanie Jean
Launch: Thursday, October 15th, 6–9pm then Friday, October 16th to Sunday, November 1st | Café Gallery
Photographer Jeanie Jean turns her lens on the contemporary underground, documenting the bands, audiences and grassroots venues driving a new wave of DIY music culture.
Part diary and part document of a scene in motion, Not Dead Vol. 2 is a reminder that underground culture is very much alive, loud and still being created.
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Up Yours! God Save the Queens |
Launch: Thursday October, 22nd, then Friday, October 23rd to Sunday, November 22nd | Main Gallery
Fifty years after Poly Styrene and a generation of pioneering women helped shape punk’s music, art and identity brings together artwork, photography, fashion and personal archival material, to foreground the women who transformed punk’s visual and cultural language.
MOYC Social Club: Chess Night
Wednesday, October 28th, 6–9pm
The Social Club launches, bringing after-hours socialising, games and music to the Museum.
Until Sunday, October 11th | Café Gallery
When students returned to Goldsmiths School of Design post-pandemic, an analogue photobooth was on campus over the course of a year for them to use.
Together-Apart captures that period of reconnection while highlighting the importance of the group photograph, now an increasingly rare ritual, as a record of friendship, community and the reality of student life.
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Wednesday, October 14th | 6.30pm–10pm
An evening exploring access to employment and opportunity within the creative industries bringing together funders, media, charities, cultural partners and young people.
Alongside a panel conversation exploring youth culture and access to the creative industries, the evening will include live music and an opportunity to explore the Museum and connect with others working across culture, media and youth engagement.
This is an invite-only event. Please RSVP via this link to secure your place: https://tally.so/r/VLO5yl
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Not Dead Vol. 2: DIY, The Power of Gigs, A Diary | Jeanie Jean
Launch: Thursday, October 15th, 6–9pm then Friday, October 16th to Sunday, November 1st | Café Gallery
Photographer Jeanie Jean turns her lens on the contemporary underground, documenting the bands, audiences and grassroots venues driving a new wave of DIY music culture.
Part diary and part document of a scene in motion, Not Dead Vol. 2 is a reminder that underground culture is very much alive, loud and still being created.
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Up Yours! God Save the Queens |
Launch: Thursday October, 22nd, then Friday, October 23rd to Sunday, November 22nd | Main Gallery
Fifty years after Poly Styrene and a generation of pioneering women helped shape punk’s music, art and identity brings together artwork, photography, fashion and personal archival material, to foreground the women who transformed punk’s visual and cultural language.
The exhibition looks beyond the movement’s familiar male-dominated narratives to explore the musicians, artists, photographers and fans who made punk a space for experimentation, rebellion and female creativity.
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MOYC Social Club: Chess Night
Wednesday, October 28th, 6–9pm
The Social Club launches, bringing after-hours socialising, games and music to the Museum.
Kicking off with Chess Night, the new 18+ programme invites adults of all ages to come together after work for a relaxed evening of chess, games and DJs, with access to the Museum’s exhibitions throughout the evening.
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Halloween screening: Monster House
Friday, October 30th | 6.30pm
A family-friendly screening of Monster House at the Museum of Youth Culture.
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Halloween screening: Monster House
Friday, October 30th | 6.30pm
A family-friendly screening of Monster House at the Museum of Youth Culture.