Rainbow Thread

The Rainbow Thread is a queer guide through the exhibition The Making of a Nation. It covers the queer history of Iceland. The term queer here refers to gender and sexuality that do not conform to the norms and customs of their time, including people who today might be called trans, intersex, non-binary, gay, bisexual, pansexual, or asexual. The goal of the Rainbow Thread is to show how ideas about gender and sexuality have taken various forms throughout different times, and to encourage asking questions, examining the unsaid, and promoting critical thinking. It is beneficial to give students a simple task after the visit. For example: What surprised me the most? What do I want to know more about? What is missing from the Rainbow Thread?