For a smaller community, Palm Springs has had significant, consistent LGBTQ media outlets over the decades. Did these outlets raise the community’s profile as an LGBTQ destination? Hear from local journalists Bruce Fessier, retired entertainment reporter for The Desert Sun, Nino Eilets, former business manager of The Bottom Line and editor of The Standard Magazine, ... Read more
This second major exhibition of the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert tells the stories of local LGBT organizations, businesses and events celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. November 3-6, 2022 Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs Hours: Thursday, November 3, 4-7:30 pm; Friday, November 4, 12:30-5:30 pm; Saturday, November 5, 10:30 am-5:30 pm; ... Read more
Our Exhibition, Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History, will once again be shown at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm, in conjunction with the City of Palm Springs 85th Anniversary Celebration!
June 1 – 30, 2024 : Exhibit: LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert on Display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert will display various items in their collection to celebrate Pride Month. The exhibit will be in the display cases in the main reading room at the Library ... Read more
The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is excited to present our major exhibition for this fall, UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: Celebrating 35 Years of Leather in Palm Springs. The exhibit will run from Thursday, October 30 through Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Hotel Zoso. Curated by Mike Király, MPA, Adjunct Faculty, Social Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, and Vice President ... Read more
Visit the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert exhibit in celebration of Pride Month that is on display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library in downtown Palm Springs at 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive. The display showcases several items recently added to our permanent collection, as well as items celebrating Greater Palm Springs Pride's ... Read more
The Archives has partnered with the Palm Springs Art Museum, Architecture and Design Center, in their latest exhibit titled: Alternative Palm Springs: Other Desert Architectures. Curated by Robert J. Kett, PhD, with research assistance by Frank Lopez, the Archives loaned several items from our collection as part of the exhibit. On display from June 27, ... Read more