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Thanks for replying Bernard. Someone else sent me a great contact to
follow up at the Kinsey Institute. I don't know anything about the
Kronhausens and the sex museum in Sweden. I'll check online.
Adrienne
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> From: Bernard Barryte[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: Museum discussion list
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 August 1998 1:46 AM
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> Subject: Re: the subject of sex in museums
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> The Kinsey Institute (University of Indiana?) has a very substantial
> archive related to the subject. I noticed in a book dealer's list a
> recent
> catalog. Weren't the Kronhausens associated with some sort of sex
> museum
> in Sweden?
> Bernard Barryte
> Stanford University Museum of Art
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> 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
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> Bernard Barryte
> Associate Director / Chief Curator
> Stanford University Museum of Art
> Brown Bldg./620 Campus Dr.
> Stanford, CA 94305-5060
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> tel: 650/ 725-0466 fax: 650/ 725-0464
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