Sex museum 2759832 220661363 2008-06-20T23:12:38Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[hard rock]] group|Sex Museum (band)}} [[Image:Museum of Sex by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|New York City's [[Museum of Sex]]]] A '''sex museum''' is a [[museum]] that displays [[erotic art]], historical [[sexual aid]]s, and documents on the history of [[erotica]]. They were popular in Europe at the end of the 1960s and during the 1970s, the era of the [[sexual revolution]]. Since the 1990s, these museums are often called '''erotic museums''' or '''erotic art museums''' instead of sex museums. == Notable sex museums == === America === * The [[Museum of Sex]] in [[New York City]], the first sex museum in the [[U.S.]], opened in [[2002]].<ref>[http://www.museumofsex.com/ Museum of Sex<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The [[Hollywood Erotic Museum]] in [[Hollywood]] opened in January [[2004]]. (This museum is currently closed and now contains a Frederik's retail Shop.<ref>[http://www.theeroticmuseum.com/ The Erotic Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The [[World Erotic Art Museum]] in [[Miami Beach]] opened on [[16 October]] [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.weam.com :::::::::: World Erotic Art Museum::::::::::<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> === Europe === [[Image:Édouard-Henri Avril (10).jpg|trumb|right|200px|]] * The [[Musée de l'Érotisme]] in [[Paris]] opened in [[1998]].<ref>[http://www.musee-erotisme.com index<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * There is a small sex museum in the heart of the [[Amsterdam]] [[red light district]], [[de Wallen]], and a second larger and more upscale one (''Venus Temple'') nearby, on the [[Damrak]]. Venus Temple is the oldest still operating sex museum; it opened in [[1985]]. The Venus Temple was reviewed in a video podcast called [http://www.webtertainment.tv/008-the-sex-museum/ The Lowdown] on Webtertainment.tv. * The [[Erotic Art Museum]] near the [[Reeperbahn]] in [[Hamburg]] opened in [[1992]].<ref>[http://www.eroticartmuseum.de/ Erotic Art Museum Hamburg<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The [[Beate Uhse Erotic Museum]] in [[Berlin]] opened in [[1996]]. It claims to be "the world's largest erotic museum".<ref>http://www.berlin.de/museumsfuehrer/00037.html</ref> * The [[Museum Erotica]] in [[Copenhagen]] opened in [[1993]].<ref>[http://www.museum-erotica.dk/ museum_erotica<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The [[Museo de la Erotica]] in [[Barcelona]] opened in [[1996]].<ref>[http://www.erotica-museum.com/ Eroticamuseum Barcelona<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The first [[Russia]]n sex museum opened in [[2004]] in [[Saint Petersburg]]; it claims to exhibit the preserved penis of [[Rasputin]].<ref>[http://www.waytorussia.net/news/2004-04/russian-sex-museum.html The first Russian sex museum is to be opened, will exhibit Rasputin penis<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * While not itself a sex museum, the [[Naples National Archaeological Museum|National Archaeological Museum]] in [[Naples]] opened its extensive collection of historic erotic art in its [[Secret Museum, Naples|Secret Cabinet]] to the public in [[2000]]. Most of the exhibits are from Greek and Roman times, and many were recovered from nearby [[Pompeii]].<ref>[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]]<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The [[Museo d'Arte Erotica]], devoted to the erotic history of Venice and showing historical and contemporary erotic art opened in [[Venice]], [[Italy]] in February [[2006]].<ref>http://www.museodarteerotica.it</ref> * [[London amora|Amora the London Academy of Sex and Relationships]] opened in [[London]] in [[2007]]. Rather than emphasizing erotica and pornography, it focuses on educational exhibits on topics such as orgasms, sexual chemistry and sexual dysfunction.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4319424.stm BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | 'Sex academy' offers lovers tips<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.amoralondon.com/ London Tourist Attractions, Museum, Attraction, Night Sights, Exhibition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The [[Secretum (British Museum)|Secretum]] or Cupboard 55, containing erotic objects at the [[British Museum]], [[London]]. ===Asia=== * The first sex museum in [[China]] opened in [[1999]] in the center of [[Shanghai]]; 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, [[sexology|sexologist]] Dr. [[Liu Dalin]]. In early [[2004]] it moved again, to [[Tong Li, Suzhou|Tong Li]], and is now known as the [[China Sex Museum]], with over three thousand erotic artifacts.<ref>[http://travel.discovery.com/news/afp/20031006/shanghai.html Travel Channel - Error<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/CSM/index.htm China Sex Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[India]]'s first sex museum opened in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay) in [[2002]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2514387.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | India's first sex museum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[South Korea]]'s first sex museum, [[Asia Eros Museum]], opened in [[Seoul]] in [[2003]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2934948.stm BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Sex museum opens in Seoul<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The small [[National Museum of Erotica]] in [[Canberra]] opened in [[2001]] and closed in [[2003]]. *In [[Japan]], 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 [[destination spa|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.<ref>[http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/atami/atami.html ”MŠC”é•óŠÙ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/kinugawa/kinu.html ‹S“{?ì”é•ó“a<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/toba/tobaj.html ’¹‰HSF–¢—ˆŠÙ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/ise/ise.html 元祖国際秘宝館<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/beppu/index.html 別府秘宝館<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[Love Land]] park in South Korea ===Online=== [[Image:Franz von Bayros Ex-libris of Sweet Snail.jpg|trumb|right|175px|]] * [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 a [[paysite]]. * The private [[DMK Erotic Art Museum]] is based on the collection [[Roger 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 == [[Image:Octave Uzanne-L'Eventail-1882.jpg|trumb|right|175px|]] {{reflist}} ==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. [[Category:Sex museums| ]] [[Category:Human sexuality]] [[Category:Lists of museums]] [[Category:Types of museum]] [[be:Музей эротыкі]] [[de:Chinesisches Sexmuseum]] [[fr:Musée de l'érotisme]] [[ja:秘宝館]] [[ru:Музей эротического искусства]] [[zh:中华性文化展览馆]]