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 > ---------- > From: Bernard Barryte[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Museum discussion list > Sent: Tuesday, 11 August 1998 1:46 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: the subject of sex in museums > > 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 > > > > 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 > > > ------------ > Bernard Barryte > Associate Director / Chief Curator > Stanford University Museum of Art > Brown Bldg./620 Campus Dr. > Stanford, CA 94305-5060 > > [log in to unmask] > tel: 650/ 725-0466 fax: 650/ 725-0464 >