Anyone who has experienced Louisa’s Walk knows that the Rajah Quilt features in our story. The transportation journey that we make on the ship, The Rajah, is the very journey on which the Quilt was made.
After our performance is over and we come out of character, we have a show- and -tell time (any infant/primary teacher will know what I mean!). We show photos of the Rajah Quilt and we explain that it is now housed in our National Gallery in Canberra. We also have to add the rider that it is not on general display though and that it only comes out to air on special occasions.
One of those occasions is about to happen; the Quilt is going up to Brisbane, to GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art) to appear in a special quilt exhibition. Were you looking for an excuse to visit Brisbane this winter? Look no further – if you have come on Louisa’s Walk (or if you intend to when next you visit Hobart) you must see the Rajah Quilt……………………………………
The web site link is: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/quilts_1700-1945
See the Rajah Quilt at GOMA this Winter.
