COC's Shakespeare Club
Identifier
BQADS00043
Title
COC's Shakespeare Club
Description
Postcard for COC's Shakespeare club taking place in the courtyard of the Amsterdam Museum during Amsterdam pride. COC's Shakespeare club is a relaxed hang-out spot, with the main goal of faciliating community, connection and culture. This postcard highlights the history of Amsterdam's LGBTQIA+ community through archival photos. The photo on the front (1977) shows the movement taking place mid 1970s to demand equal rights, safety and acceptance, headed by lesbian feminists.
COC's Shakespeare Club is titled after COC's name during its founding in 1946: Shakespeare Club. Back then being LGBTQIA+ was taboo, so a pseudonym was chosen to hide the actual purpose of the club. In 1949, the club renamed itself to Cultuur- en Ontspannings Centrum (Culture and Leisure center) or the COC. The COC is committed to equal rights, emancipation and social acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Netherlands and abroad.
COC's Shakespeare Club is titled after COC's name during its founding in 1946: Shakespeare Club. Back then being LGBTQIA+ was taboo, so a pseudonym was chosen to hide the actual purpose of the club. In 1949, the club renamed itself to Cultuur- en Ontspannings Centrum (Culture and Leisure center) or the COC. The COC is committed to equal rights, emancipation and social acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Netherlands and abroad.
Creator
COC Amsterdam and Amsterdam Museum
Type
Postcard
Relation
The Black Archives is a unique historical archive where one can go for inspiring conversations, substantive activities and books from black and other perspectives that are often underexposed elsewhere.
Source
The Black Archives
Archive Location
TBABOX0176
Amount
1
Archived By
Kai Tjong-Ayong
Collection
Citation
COC Amsterdam and Amsterdam Museum, “COC's Shakespeare Club,” The Black Archives, accessed February 7, 2025, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/4931.