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Wednesday 11 -4pm,  Friday 11 -4pm and  Sunday 1 -4pm.

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    The Topp Twins: Country Music Stars, Radical Lesbian Feminists
    Starr Ratapu
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    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....
    Home and Identity
    Annaida Varghese
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    Happy International Lesbian Day
    Elizabeth Simpson
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    Home is where the Lezzo tin is.
    Elizabeth Simpson
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
    Can Music Festivals be a Safe Space for Women?
    Starr Ratapu
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
    Lesbian Conference (Lesbian Feminist Treffin) in Cologne.
    Miriam Saphira
    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    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...
    Queerest Tea Party 2017 @Otago University
    Rachel Jackson
    • Nov 15, 2017
    • 2 min

    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...
    It’s all about you: finding community in a museum
    Dr. Nadia Gush
    • Jan 19, 2016
    • 3 min

    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...
    Vanishing Lesbians? Dr Alison J Laurie considers the history and significance of lesbian spaces
    Dr. Alison J. Laurie
    • Dec 20, 2015
    • 5 min

    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...
    A Celebration of Aotearoa's Lesbian Queer Music
    Starr Ratapu

    A Celebration of Aotearoa's Lesbian Queer Music

    In honour of New Zealand Music Month, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the lesbian and queer women who have made waves in Aotearoa’s...
    Katherine Mansfield
    Elizabeth Simpson

    Katherine Mansfield

    A brief look at the life and loves of Katherine Mansfield. After discussing female companionship, it would be difficult not to talk about...
    Who Was Sappho?
    Elizabeth Simpson

    Who Was Sappho?

    The famous poet Sappho may be well known, but not many details about her life are clear. Born around 615 B.C., her life and its events...

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