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The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...
Starr Ratapu
Jul 20, 20223 min read


The Topp Twins: Country Music Stars, Radical Lesbian Feminists
Dame Lynda and Dame Julie (Jools) Topp, AKA the Topp Twins, have had incredibly varied and successful careers spanning four decades....
Starr Ratapu
Oct 29, 20214 min read


Home and Identity
Homewares: A decanter and a figure of dolls from the Charlotte Museum. The collection and exhibitions at Charlotte Museum have a wide...
Annaida Varghese
Oct 20, 20214 min read


Happy International Lesbian Day
International Lesbian Day is a day for celebration in the lesbian community, but what exactly is International Lesbian Day? And what is...
Elizabeth Simpson
Oct 8, 20214 min read


Home is where the Lezzo tin is.
Walking around the Charlotte Museum I found myself intrigued by a tin in one of the glass cabinets with the word Lezzo placed across it...
Elizabeth Simpson
Oct 6, 20213 min read


Can Music Festivals be a Safe Space for Women?
A symbol of summer, music festivals bring up memories of grassy picnics, hazy dancing, a cacophony of acoustic bass, vocals, and drums...
Starr Ratapu
Oct 4, 20215 min read


Lesbian Conference (Lesbian Feminist Treffin) in Cologne.
In June 2019 the 43 rd Lesbian Spring Meeting (LFT) met in Cologne. The theme was to look up at the stars, where we have come from, what...

Miriam Saphira
Sep 17, 20192 min read


Queerest Tea Party 2017 @Otago University
Kia Ora My name is Rachel an I am one of the workers at the Charlotte Museum, but I am also an anatomy and genetics student at Otago...
max13455
Nov 15, 20172 min read


It’s all about you: finding community in a museum
There is no doubt in the mind of anyone affiliated with the Charlotte Museum Trust, that preserving lesbian heritage and culture is an...
Dr. Nadia Gush
Jan 19, 20163 min read


Vanishing Lesbians? Dr Alison J Laurie considers the history and significance of lesbian spaces
Are lesbians vanishing? Or has the way we understand visibility changed? World wide, it seems that there are very few lesbian bars, clubs...
Dr. Alison J. Laurie
Dec 21, 20155 min read


Tui Hobson: Va’ine Warrior - Retrospective. Feb - April 2025 by Marilyn Kohlhase.
Faye Kaulima (left) Tui Hobson Sina Tagiilima Marilyn Kohlhase at the opening of Va'ine Warrior. Tui Hobson's 30 year career began ib...


View of Our Street | Karangahape Road Queer Space
This blog is taken from the zine 'VIEW OF OUR STREET' a companion zine to the exhibition A View of OUR STREET 16 June 2023 - 9 September...


The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...


Tui Hobson: Va’ine Warrior - Retrospective. Feb - April 2025 by Marilyn Kohlhase.
Faye Kaulima (left) Tui Hobson Sina Tagiilima Marilyn Kohlhase at the opening of Va'ine Warrior. Tui Hobson's 30 year career began ib...


View of Our Street | Karangahape Road Queer Space
This blog is taken from the zine 'VIEW OF OUR STREET' a companion zine to the exhibition A View of OUR STREET 16 June 2023 - 9 September...


The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...
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