Queering Museums Consulting, LLC

Queering interpretation is a critical step toward making any institution a welcoming place. 

During this hands-on workshop, museum practitioners will learn and practice skills that embolden them to make their workplaces more hospitable to queer people and their allies. 

Participants will walk away knowing: 

• the subtle ways institutionalized homophobia and transphobia have effected museum theory and practice;
• the best practices for researching, identifying, and presenting the queer past at museums and historic sites;
• and answers to common questions about how to engage queer communities, interpret their histories, and do so in ways that bring everyone to the table. 

This training is available as a half-day or full-day workshop. Pricing is based on the operational budget of the interested party and the number of attendees. Institutions located more than 50 miles outside of Washington DC should also expect to cover costs associated with travel and lodging. 

Conducting an in-depth assessment, writing a report with recommendations, and even crafting a tour or program for your organization are also available services. 

For more information, please use the Contact form below. 

A dialogic approach to interpretation helps visitors connect with and learn from each other by presenting big ideas in creative ways. 

In this skills-based training, museum educators will learn and practice how to curate interpretive experiences with visitors through facilitated conversations. 

Participants will leave knowing how to: 

• build community, so visitors freely engage in conversation with each other; 
• celebrate authenticity, so visitors comfortably share their experiences while still learning from others; 
• and inspire action, so visitors use their abilities to make meaningful change in the world. 

This training is available as a half-day or full-day workshop. Pricing is based on the operational budget of the interested party and the number of attendees. Institutions located more than 50 miles outside of Washington DC should also expect to cover costs associated with travel and lodging. 

For more information, please use the Contact form below. 

As a former instructor of "Sexuality in United States History" at North Carolina State University, and someone who earned his doctorate in that very subject, Matt is equipped to lecture on the sexual norms of many eras and how those norms changed overtime thanks to their challengers. 

Presently, he is offering hour-long lectures on the following topics:

• Early Modern Europe, Indigenous America, and West Africa
• The Colonial Era and Early Republic
• The Antebellum Era and Civil War
• Sex in the American West
• The Invention of Sexuality 
• Victorian America and the Progressive Era
• The Rural American Experience to 1945
• The Urban American Experience to 1945
• World War II and the Lavender Scare
• The Gay Liberation Movement
• Sexuality Across US History
• Queer Identity Across US History

These lectures are available as in-person, virtual, or hybrid events. Pricing is based on the operational budget of the interested party, whether the event is ticketed, and the number of attendees. Institutions located more than 50 miles outside of Washington DC that request an in-person or hybrid presentation should also expect to cover costs associated with travel and lodging. 

For more information, please use the Contact form below.