Thanks for replying Will. I will follow up with Jennifer as you suggest. Great lead... Adrienne > ---------- > From: William P. Scott[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Museum discussion list > Sent: Tuesday, 11 August 1998 12:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: the subject of sex in museums > > We, of course, have the Kinsey Institute here at Indiana University. > The > institute holds a vast collection of sex-related objects, photos, > publication, etc. Last year, they exhibited a variety of these > materials > in our Fine Arts Gallery. I am certain that the thought and planning > that > went into that exhibit would be helpful to you. The contact > information for the Curator at Kinsey is as follows: > > Jennifer Pearson Yamashiro > Morrison Hall 233 > Bloomington, IN 47405 > 812-855-7686 > [log in to unmask] > > Good luck in your research. > > Will Scott > Collections Manager > Mathers Museum > Indiana University > > On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, 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 > > > > __________________________________________ > William Philip Scott | > Collections Manager and Office Assistant | > Mathers Museum of World Cultures | > Indiana University | > 601 East Eighth Street | > Bloomington, IN 47405 | > Email: [log in to unmask] | > | > ------------------------------------------ >