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Te Papa acquires a rainbow

Collections Data Manager Gareth Watkins describes how an LGBTI rainbow artwork by the famous flag maker Gilbert Baker has found a home at Te Papa.Read more

2021-09-27
By: Gareth Watkins
On: 27 Sep 2021
In: History
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The power of stitching names during the AIDS crisis

World AIDS Day is commemorated on 1 December. This year, history curator Stephanie Gibson pays tribute to the first unveiling of the New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt 30 years ago on 1 December 1988 when HIV/AIDS was devastating communities throughout the world.Read more

2018-11-28
By: Stephanie Gibson
On: 28 Nov 2018
In: History

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