Dear listers... Collections relating to human sexuality around the world.... I have put this together for everyone on the list who responded to me earlier in the year, and for those amongst us who are revealing new interest in the subject..... Firstly, I tried to work out what would constitute a collection which related to human sexuality, and came up with a plethora of sub-themes that can be explored under the general umbrella of the theme 'sex', from a multitude of perspectives. Possible sub-themes include; reproduction, contraception, invitro fertilisation, birth, human society and populations, public health, historical and contemporary diseases, medicine, gender, sexuality (homo-, hetero-, trans-), deviation, prostitution, sex aids, pornography, erotic literature, dance, music, performance and art, folklore, humour, historical and contemporary practices, cultural diversity, body image, fashion and attire, transvestitism. If you think of any more... let me know.... Collections and museums indicated through Museum-L and internet searches, which relate to sex and sexuality including erotica are; Erotic Museum, Berlin, Germany Sexmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland Eroticsh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland Schwule Museum, Berlin. (homosexuality), Germany Erotic Art Museum, Hamburg, Germany Erotica Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, U.S.A. Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Library, U.S.A. Museu de L'Erotica, Barcelona, Spain Health Museum, Cleveland, U.S.A. Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica Museum of Penises, Japan This is the whole list so far! (There really aren't as many collections in this area as you'd imagine, given humans overwhelming interest in sex per se). Other contributions to this growing list are welcome. I am interested in this area because I work in a large State museum in the program and research area of the human mind and body, and am intrigued to see how sexuality is collected and interpreted in a museum setting. Adrienne Leith