LGBTQI+
A glimpse of Nellie Small at the Ziegfeld Café
The aim of this article is to describe a record set from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
Harry Sidney Foy: death of a much-loved entertainer
The aim of this article is to describe two record sets from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
The Purple Onion: one of Sydney’s most significant early gay venues
The aim of this article is to describe a record set from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
Queering the Interior: London, New York, Sydney, 1882–1929
Design practices of five figures from queer history: Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, American actress and interior designer Elsie de Wolfe, and Australian artists Eirene Mort, Roy de Maistre and Adrian Feint (1894–1971)
Moonlite at the Sydney Mint
If you’ve ever visited The Mint on Sydney’s Macquarie Street, chances are you have walked in the footsteps of an infamous Australian bushranger, ‘Captain Moonlite’
A wayward prince
Investigating a possible imposter seen in a striking photo at Rouse Hill House, Dr Scott Hill uncovered a story of scandal
Inspiring Iridescent: Justice & Police Museum
Find out more about the curatorial research that inspired artist Gerwyn Davies’s response to the Justice & Police Museum, featured in the Iridescent exhibition
Iridescent by Gerwyn Davies film
Artist Gerwyn Davies discusses the making of the exhibition 'Iridescent by Gerwyn Davies, at the Museum of Sydney