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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]]
> Reply To: Museum discussion list
> 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:
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> Museum of Sex
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> Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
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> Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health
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> Erotics Gallery
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> Welcome to the World Museum of Erotic Art world museum of erotic art.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>
> Leith, Adrienne wrote:
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> Dear All
>
> A genuine request here! I'm trying to track any museum which is
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> 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
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> 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.
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>
> Many thanks in anticipation.
>
> Adrienne Leith
> Curator, Human Mind and Body Program
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