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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
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

2016-09-23
By: Stephanie Gibson
On: 23 Sep 2016
In: History

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