God Save the Queens

God Save the Queens is an exhibition at the Museum of Youth Culture in London, devoted to the women who shaped punk's visual and cultural language. It focuses on their artwork, photography, fashion and personal archives.

The exhibition looks at the women who helped shape punk's music, art and identity, with Poly Styrene among the pioneers the display celebrates. Visitors see artwork, photography and fashion connected to these women, alongside personal archives belonging to figures from punk's early years.

The works are shown in the basement gallery of the Museum of Youth Culture, a museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of youth culture. The display brings together different kinds of material, so the visit moves from images and objects to the personal papers and belongings that document each figure's role in the scene.

The exhibition will appeal to anyone interested in punk history, its fashion and visual culture, or the wider story of youth subcultures. It is a focused display rather than a survey of the whole movement, and it gives particular attention to the contribution of women who are often less visible in accounts of punk.