The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, created to commemorate those lost to the AIDS epidemic, is going on display at Tate Modern this June after being in storage for several years. Inspired by the AIDS Quilt he saw in San Francisco in the late 80s, Scottish activist Alistair Hulme set up a similar project in the UK. The quilt is made up of 42 12ft x 12ft panels, each comprising up to eight smaller panels, and each panel is dedicated to someone who died of AIDS. The quilt as a whole represents 384 people who died from around the UK. The quilt was made and displayed at the height of the epidemic to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, and though antiretrovirals have made it possible to live with HIV, the disease still affects many people around the world and this quilt is a reminder of that. The entire quilt will be hung in the gallery’s Turbine Hall, with live readings of the names taking place at 11am and 2pm on Sat 14th June.