Queer community

A photo of a framed photograph of Carmen Rupe in a low-cut dress with large green costume jewellery

Your life is important – your archive is important

Master’s student Felix Stribling unpacks their research into Aotearoa New Zealand’s queer heritage collections and the importance of centring queer and takatāpui voices in GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums).Read more

By: Felix Stribling

On: 19 Jun 2025

In: Collections Online, History

Poster titled 'Queer the Night' featuring a unicorn leaping across the moon, trailing a rainbow.

Queer History objects

As we near the end of Queer History Month, I’ve been thinking about how objects at Te Papa work together to illuminate aspects of LGBTQI+ life in New Zealand.Read more

By: Stephanie Gibson

On: 23 Sep 2016

In: History

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