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The not-so-straight artists walk tour

  • Wellington Cenotaph · Wellington
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The not-so-straight artists walk tour
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SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2026 @ 1PM
Explore some of the locations and stories associated with artists, writers and musicians who are in some way related to Rainbow LGBTI+ communities. We’ll feature writers Katherine Mansfield and Frank Sargeson, artists Dorothy Richmond and Francis Hodgkins, musicians Douglas Lilburn and the Glamaphones choir, international visitors Rupert Brooke and Somerset Maugham, and visit what is widely considered to be the most homoerotic sculpture in Wellington.
Accessibility information: We walk on public footpaths. This tour includes walking from Lambton Quay up to the top of the Bolton Street cemetery and down again (moderate/steep incline).
Cost: FREE
Starts: by the Cenotaph, corner Bowen Street and Lambton Quay
PLEASE REGISTER AT https://walktours.nz/book/
Ends: The Terrace (by St Andrew's)
Duration: 90-minutes
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Wellington Cenotaph, The Beehive, 40 Pipitea St, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, Wellington

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