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The museum is open with new winter hours:
Wednesday 11 -4pm,  Friday 11 -4pm and  Sunday 1 -4pm.

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    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...
    It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
    Starr Ratapu
    • Sep 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To

    “Reading between the lines is a life-long skill acquired by lesbians.” – Doreen Agassiz-Suddens All over the world and across every...
    The Story of the Labrys
    Annaida Varghese
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Story of the Labrys

    Lockdown has currently put a hold on all our archiving work at the Charlotte Museum until we go back down to Level 2 or Level 1. But...
    Where To Get an Abortion
    Annaida Varghese
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    Where To Get an Abortion

    The cover page of Broadsheet Magazine Jan 1978, issue no. 56. While doing some archiving work for the Charlotte Museum, our team was...
    Our Logo
    Miriam Saphira
    • Feb 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    Our Logo

    Our Beginnings Since 2000 a group of women discussed how to preserve the many lesbian cultural objects such as labrys, paintings,...
    “Am I changing into something of a monster or am I just claiming back my rights?”
    Miriam Saphira
    • Nov 2, 2015
    • 2 min

    “Am I changing into something of a monster or am I just claiming back my rights?”

    Could violence be liberating? Not a commonly posed question concerning women’s relationship to the serious issue of domestic and related...
    Why not a lesbian museum? Miriam Saphira reflects
    Miriam Saphira
    • Aug 23, 2015
    • 3 min

    Why not a lesbian museum? Miriam Saphira reflects

    In 2001 a small archives group was set up in Auckland to try to encourage people to write their stories and send them to LAGANZ (Lesbian...
    For lesbian lips only.
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    • May 24, 2015
    • 5 min

    For lesbian lips only.

    The Charlotte Museum Trust contains within its archives a selection of lesbian feminist newsletters and magazines from the 1980s. Run by...
    Colour glaze and venereal disease: food for thought
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    • May 12, 2015
    • 3 min

    Colour glaze and venereal disease: food for thought

    Recently I had the pleasure of playing tourist in the fine city of Auckland, casting aside my commuters’ hat in favour of walk socks and...
    When lesbians knit.
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    • Apr 12, 2015
    • 3 min

    When lesbians knit.

    You know that feeling when you come across a photo of a woman knitting and you know you know her partner from somewhere but for the life...
    A Small Sampling of Our Collection
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    • Sep 20, 2013
    • 1 min

    A Small Sampling of Our Collection

    See these items and more at the Charlotte Museum! Shown below are some of the interesting items we have on display at the museum.
    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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