UK AIDS Memorial Quilt

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is an ongoing memorial project that commemorates lives affected by AIDS in the United Kingdom.
The quilt was displayed in its entirety at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern between 12 and 16 June 2025. This was the most significant display of the quilt since its 1994 display in London's Hyde Park. The writer Charlie Porter had written to the Tate asking them to display the quilt. In 2013 the quilt was being stored in a cupboard at the George House Trust in Manchester and was deteriorating. As of 2025 it is stored at Positive East in London.
The quilt consists of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels that commemorate 384 individuals. Notable individuals depicted on the quilt include Bruce Chatwin, Ian Charleson and Denholm Elliott. The 1995 documentary film There Is A Light That Never Goes Out was made about the creation of the quilt.
The quilt was created after the Scottish AIDS activist Alistair Hulme saw the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in San Francisco in 1989. Hulme also met the creator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Cleve Jones.