Second City Chronicle rolls off the presses: stories and anecdotes about the history of the LGBTQ community | Antwerp
AntwerpOne month after the first City Chronicle, the second has already been published. And even now it is a very special one. The book ‘The color of the city makes my soul amorous’ follows LGBTQ people in the city of Antwerp from the 1950s to today. The book was presented on Saturday in Het Roze Huis.
In the first City Chronicle, published in October, tell Deurnenaren about the Jewish children of the Second World War. The authors also took the initiative to place 50 stumbling blocks this fall.
Wannes
But now there is the second City Chronicle about LGBTQ. The title was coined by one of Wannes Van de Velde’s proven songs. ‘Sound’ has been replaced by ‘color’. Johanna Pas vanhandel Kartonnen Dozijn supervised five volunteers: Paul Borghs, Marc Daems, Marion Wasserbauer, Bart Hellinck and Mark Sergeant. The result is a number of poignant stories and anecdotes about the eventful history of the LGBTQ community after World War II.
City Chronicles are heritage stories about Antwerp and its districts. Every street, neighborhood, group of association has a history. Residents are often eager to get started, but sometimes lack the support. The ErfgoedLab fills in this gap by supervising the research and editing and finances the production.
Where to buy?
You can buy the City Chronicles in the Het Steen visitor center and the MAS museum shop. Price: 10 euros. ‘The color of the city makes my soul amorous’ can also be found in the Kartonnen Dozen bookshop. Stumbling stones in Deurne can also be found in community center ‘t Pleintje in Sint-Rochusstraat 106 in Deurne.
The city would like to add another call to it. Anyone who would like to dive into the history of a street, group of association with other volunteers and thus contribute to a piece of Antwerp history can report to ErfgoedLab Antwerpen via www.antwerpen.be/stadskronieken by [email protected].
Free unlimited access to Showbytes? Which can!
Log in to create an account and don’t miss out on any of the stars.