From the Exhibition
![The Queerhana: Utopia Now! book, photographed for the 2017 exhibition.]()
queerhana: utopia now!
A retrospective book documenting the movement's public-space activism, published alongside the 2017 exhibition.
Book photos: Avi Bohbot
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queerhana archives
an archive of public-space queer activism
Yaffa-Tel Aviv, 2000s
principle of permanence
The archive is not a static repository but a living record of defiance. We prioritize the preservation of queer ephemeral history — the protests, the flyers, and the underground networks that institutional archives have historically ignored or erased.
Permanence is a political act. By securing these records, we ensure that the voices of this movement remain accessible to future generations.
radical origins
Queerhana was one of the first queer movements to emerge in Israel-Palestine, founded in Yaffa-Tel Aviv in 2001 out of the reclaim-the-streets actions of the Allenbeach crew. Combining punk, rave culture and direct-action politics, it staged unlicensed parties in reclaimed public spaces, resisting both commercial nightlife and political oppression.
It flourished in parallel to Black Laundry, sometimes sharing events and joining forces, and became a formative gathering point for a generation of activists, artists and social mobilizers across the following decade. Every item here is public access material, published for historical recognition — nothing is for sale.
this is a free zone
In 2017, individuals from Queerhana and the Allenbeach crew were invited by NGBK Berlin to mount this is a free zone, a retrospective exhibition on the movement. A book and a film came out of it. Both are below, alongside the movement's own website as it stood in 2007.
From the Exhibition
![Still from Nation Monsters and Super Queers, photographed for the 2017 exhibition.]()
nation monsters and super queers
A documentary short capturing the collective's politics and queer parties in Israel-Palestine between 2001-2009.
Watch the documentary ↗
Primary Source
![Screenshot of the Queerhana website as captured by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine in 2007.]()
the original site
The group's own website as captured by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine in 2007. Many images and pages are missing — this is normal for web archives of that era.
Original site design: Sighteffect — Nath Rogea + Yael Baba
Browse the 2007 capture ↗The Archive
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contribute to the skeleton
The archive is only as strong as its bones. If you have records, stories, or digital artifacts from this movement, help us build a more resilient queer history.
A note on rights and attribution. This archive brings together material collected informally over many years, often without complete records of authorship. We have made a good-faith effort to identify and credit the rights holder of each item. If you believe a credit is missing, incorrect, or if you are the rights holder of any material shown here, please contact us at qharchives@gmail.com — we will review and correct it promptly.