- Sex museum
A sex museum is a
museum that displayserotic art , historicalsexual aid s, and documents on the history oferotica . They were popular in Europe at the end of the 1960s and during the 1970s, the era of thesexual revolution .Since the 1990s, these museums are often called erotic museums or erotic art museums instead of sex museums.Notable sex museums
America
* The first sex museum was opened in San Francisco by Ted McIlvenna in the 1970's and is now closed. On August 3, 2008 Ted McIlvenna and Harry Mohney opened The
Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas. [ [http://www.eroticheritagemuseum.com/ Erotic Heritage Museum ] ]
* TheMuseum of Sex inNew York City , opened in2002 . [ [http://www.museumofsex.com/ Museum of Sex ] ]
* TheHollywood Erotic Museum inHollywood opened in January2004 . (This museum is currently closed and now contains a Frederik's retail Shop. [ [http://www.theeroticmuseum.com/ The Erotic Museum ] ]
* TheWorld Erotic Art Museum inMiami Beach opened on16 October 2005 . [ [http://www.weam.com :::::::::: World Erotic Art Museum:::::::::: ] ]Europe
* The
Musée de l'Érotisme inParis opened in1998 . [ [http://www.musee-erotisme.com index ] ]
* There is a small sex museum in the heart of theAmsterdam red light district ,de Wallen , and a second larger and more upscale one ("Venus Temple") nearby, on theDamrak . Venus Temple is the oldest still operating sex museum; it opened in1985 . The Venus Temple was reviewed in a video podcast called [http://www.nunoxei.com/2008/03/10/the-lowdown-008-the-sex-museum/ The Lowdown] on NunoXEI.com.
* TheErotic Art Museum near theReeperbahn inHamburg opened in1992 . [ [http://www.eroticartmuseum.de/ Erotic Art Museum Hamburg ] ]
* TheBeate Uhse Erotic Museum inBerlin opened in1996 . It claims to be "the world's largest erotic museum". [http://www.berlin.de/museumsfuehrer/00037.html]
* TheMuseum Erotica inCopenhagen opened in1993 . [ [http://www.museum-erotica.dk/ museum_erotica ] ]
* TheMuseo de la Erotica inBarcelona opened in1996 . [ [http://www.erotica-museum.com/ Eroticamuseum Barcelona ] ]
* The firstRussia n sex museum opened in2004 inSaint Petersburg ; it claims to exhibit the preserved penis ofRasputin . [ [http://www.waytorussia.net/news/2004-04/russian-sex-museum.html The first Russian sex museum is to be opened, will exhibit Rasputin penis ] ]
* While not itself a sex museum, the National Archaeological Museum inNaples opened its extensive collection of historic erotic art in its Secret Cabinet to the public in2000 . Most of the exhibits are from Greek and Roman times, and many were recovered from nearbyPompeii . [ [http://archives.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/08/01/erotic.art/ CNN.com - arts & style - Naples museum exposes public to ancient erotica -August 1 ,2000 ] ]
* TheMuseo d'Arte Erotica , devoted to the erotic history of Venice and showing historical and contemporary erotic art opened inVenice ,Italy in February2006 . [http://www.museodarteerotica.it]
* Amora the London Academy of Sex and Relationships opened inLondon in2007 . Rather than emphasizing erotica and pornography, it focuses on educational exhibits on topics such as orgasms, sexual chemistry and sexual dysfunction. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4319424.stm BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | 'Sex academy' offers lovers tips ] ] [ [http://www.amoralondon.com/ London Tourist Attractions, Museum, Attraction, Night Sights, Exhibition ] ]
* The Secretum or Cupboard 55, containing erotic objects at theBritish Museum ,London .
* The Sex Machines Museum in Prague, Czech Republic, contains "an exposition of mechanical erotic appliances, the purpose of which is to bring pleasure and allow extraordinary and unusual positions during intercourse." On display in the museum are "more than 200 objects and mechanical appliances on view, a gallery of art with erotic themes, a cinema with old erotic films, erotic clothing and many other things pertaining to human sexuality." [http://www.sexmachinesmuseum.com/en_page.html]Asia
*The first sex museum in
China opened in1999 in the center ofShanghai ; in 2001 it moved to the outskirts of the city. It was variously called "Museum of Ancient Chinese Sex Culture" or "Dalin Cultural Exhibition" after its founder, sexologist Dr.Liu Dalin . In early2004 it moved again, to Tong Li, and is now known as theChina Sex Museum , with over three thousand erotic artifacts. [ [http://travel.discovery.com/news/afp/20031006/shanghai.html Travel Channel - Error ] ] [ [http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/CSM/index.htm China Sex Museum ] ]
*India 's first sex museum opened inMumbai (Bombay) in2002 . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2514387.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | India's first sex museum ] ]
*South Korea 's first sex museum,Asia Eros Museum , opened inSeoul in2003 . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2934948.stm BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Sex museum opens in Seoul ] ]
*The smallNational Museum of Erotica inCanberra opened in2001 and closed in2003 .
*InJapan , there are many sex museums called "Hihokan (House of Hidden Treasures)" everywhere across the country. They are located in amusement centers in popular sightseeing spots or spa resorts, and ran by individuals, not by organizations. They date back to the 1960s–70s; more recently such type of amusement resorts for elder men have declined, and many personal sex museums closed in the 1990s. [ [http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/atami/atami.html ”MŠC”é•óŠÙ ] ] [ [http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/kinugawa/kinu.html ‹S“{?ì”é•ó“a ] ] [ [http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/toba/tobaj.html ’¹‰HSF–¢—ˆŠÙ ] ] [ [http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/ise/ise.html 元祖国際秘宝館 ] ] [ [http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/beppu/index.html 別府秘宝館 ] ]
*Love Land park in South KoreaOnline
* [http://www.ameanet.org/ AMEA/World Museum of Erotic Art] is a free online sex museum based in Amsterdam; it was started in
1996 .
* [http://www.venusberg.com The Venusberg Erotic Art-Museum] is a virtual Erotic-Museum, founded 1997 by a German collector and run as apaysite .
* The privateDMK Erotic Art Museum is based on the collectionRoger Peyrefitte , Paris and founded 1982 by the German art collector D. M. Klinger. It is not open to the public and virtual access will start 2006. [http://www.eroticart-museum.com/]
* [http://www.venusem.net/ Venus erotic art museum]
* [http://www.britishmuseumoferoticart.com British Museum of Erotic Art.]References
External links
* [http://www.libidomag.com/datebook/sexmuseums.html The Era of Sex Museums] , by Marianna Beck and Jack Hafferkamp, in "Libido, the Journal of Sex and Sensibility", vol 10(3), Fall 1998. A survey and review of various sex museums.
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