Lucy Coleman Talbot: Sex Worker Rites at Crossbones Graveyard

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A talk from Dr Lucy Coleman Talbot on the history of the Crossbones Graveyard, a sacred site of sex worker heritage

Tickets for this event are on a sliding scale. We want our events to be as accessible as possible, so we encourage those who are able to afford the standard ticket price pay accordingly, in order to subsidise those who are not.£8: Standard£4: low income/unwaged&quot;I will dunk you in my river and then reveal my Mystery.&quot; The Museum of Sex Objects is delighted to present a talk by Dr Lucy Coleman Talbot. In this talk she will be exploring the Crossbones Graveyard in Southwark. From its mythic origins as a single women&#x27;s churchyard to John Constable&#x27;s encounter with the spirit of The Goose - a medieval sex worker who &#x27;visited&#x27; John in the 1990s, informing the magical and practical work that has gone on to make this burial ground a sacred site of sex worker heritage and an important place for their memory, ritual, performance, and activism.Dr Lucy Coleman Talbot is an authority on the Crossbones Graveyard. She has been volunteering at and advocating for the burial ground since 2016.This talk is one of a series of events exploring sexual cultures programmed by The Museum of Sex Objects to coincide with their month-long exhibition at The Horse Hospital this September.Due to space constraints, tickets are limited. Book now to avoid disappointment.Doors open at 7.30pm. Talk starts promptly at 8pm, followed by a Q&amp;A. 

Image credits: 
Ribbons wall at Crossbones graveyard by Ethan Doyle White, via Wikimedia Commons
Winchester Geese plate pic credit: Kieran Cashel

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