Thank you Tom.  My search brought up over 5,000 hits and they weren't
very museum orientated!
Adrienne

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> From:         Tom Hagglund[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Sent:         Tuesday, 11 August 1998 3:40 AM
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> Subject:      Re: the subject of sex in museums
> 
> A quick web search turned up these  URL's: 
> 
> Museum of Sex  
> 
> Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction 
> 
> Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health 
> 
> Erotics Gallery 
> 
> Welcome to the World Museum of Erotic Art  world museum of erotic art.
> 
> 
> http://rmc-www.library.cornell.edu/rmc-hsc/rmc-hsc.html  Human
> Sexuality Collection, The - 
> housed in the Cornell University Library, this collection features 
> texts, films, art work, erotica, legal briefs, private correspondence,
> and diaries concerned with gay life and significant events in the
> American gay rights movement since World War II. 
>   
> http://www.eroticamuseum.com  Museu de l' Erotica Barcelona - Museum
> of Erotica where the visitor can contemplate the development of
> eroticism through the various artistic and cultural facets of the
> human being. 
>   
> 
> Leith, Adrienne wrote: 
> 
>       Dear All 
> 
>       A genuine request here!  I'm trying to track any museum which is
> 
>       dedicated to sex, has signficant collections on the subject, or
> which 
>       has mounted an exhibition in recent times on any of the plethora
> of 
>       related topics. 
> 
>       I am particularly interested in the museum I have heard about in
> 
>       Amsterdam which looks at the history and culture of Western
> sexual 
>       practice.  Have you been there?  What was your impression? 
> 
>       This information is currently being gathered to inform our team
> on 
>       current display and collection policies in this area, and to
> assist with 
>       the development of an ethics paper.  The ethics paper will be
> used to 
>       guide us when we develop exhibitions related to human sexuality.
> 
> 
>       Many thanks in anticipation. 
> 
>       Adrienne Leith 
>       Curator, Human Mind and Body Program
> 
>  
>