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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

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

By: Stephanie Gibson

On: 23 Sep 2016

In: History