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[[Image:Museum of Sex by David Shankbone.jpg|300px|thumb|New York City's [[Museum of Sex]]]]
A '''sex museum''' is a [[museum]] that displays [[erotic art]], historical [[sexual aid]]s, and documents on the history of [[erotica]]. They were popular in Europe at the end of the 1960s and during the 1970s, the era of the [[sexual revolution]].
A '''sex museum''' is a [[museum]] that displays [[erotic art]], historical [[sexual aid]]s, and documents on the history of [[erotica]]. They were popular in Europe at the end of the 1960s and during the 1970s, the era of the [[sexual revolution]].
Since the 1990s, these museums are often called '''erotic museums''' or '''erotic art museums''' instead of sex museums.
Since the 1990s, these museums have tended to be designated '''erotic museums''' or '''erotic art museums''' rather than sex museums.


==Asia==
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== Notable sex museums ==
[[File:鉄輪温泉秘宝館PB060105.jpg|thumb|"Beppu Hihōkan", a sex museum next to the Shiraike-Jigoku in the Kannawa Spa in [[Beppu, Ōita]], Japan.]]
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*The first sex museum in [[China]] opened in 1999 in the center of [[Shanghai]]; in 2001 it moved to the outskirts of the city. It was variously called "Museum of Ancient Chinese Sex Culture" or "Dalin Cultural Exhibition" after its founder, [[sexology|sexologist]] Dr. [[Liu Dalin]]. In early 2004 it moved again, to [[Tong Li, Suzhou|Tong Li]], and is now known as the [[China Sex Museum]], with over three thousand erotic artifacts.<ref>[http://travel.discovery.com/news/afp/20031006/shanghai.html Travel Channel – Error<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118001916/http://travel.discovery.com/news/afp/20031006/shanghai.html |date=2005-11-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/CSM/index.htm China Sex Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050818124300/http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/CSM/index.htm |date=2005-08-18 }}</ref>
*The [[Antarang Museum]], [[India]]'s first sex museum, opened in [[Mumbai]] in 2002. It eventually shut down due to a lack of business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rathod |first=Shreya |date=2022-12-15 |title=There Was Once A Sex Museum In India |url=https://curlytales.com/there-was-once-a-sex-museum-in-india/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Curly Tales |language=en-US}}</ref>
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*[[South Korea]]'s first sex museum, [[Asia Eros Museum]], opened in the Insadong neighborhood in [[Seoul]] in 2003. The museum has since closed.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2934948.stm | work=BBC News | title=Sex museum opens in Seoul | date=May 24, 2003 | access-date=May 23, 2010 | first=Caroline | last=Gluck}}</ref> After a five-year legal battle, private collector Kim Whan Bae opened the Museum of Sex and Health in [[Seogwipo]], [[Jeju Island]], in March 2006.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1227 | work=The Jeju Weekly | title=Sex museum seeks to educate, not to shame | date=February 6, 2011 | access-date=October 12, 2020 | first=Christian | last=Yetter}}</ref>
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*[[Love Land (South Korea)|Love Land]] Park on [[Jeju Island]], [[South Korea]], opened in 2004. It is an outdoor sculpture park focused on a theme of sex, running sex education films, and featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions.
*[[Love Land (China)|Love Land]] was a planned sex museum in China, but construction was suspended by the Chinese government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-18 |title=Sexually explicit theme park torn down |url=https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/sexually-explicit-theme-park-torn-down-20090518-b81c.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
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*In [[Japan]], there are many sex museums called Hihokan across the country. They are located in amusement centers in popular sightseeing spots or [[destination spa]] resorts, and are usually run by individuals, not by organizations. They date back to the 1960s–70s; more recently such amusement resorts for older men have declined, and most sex museums closed in the 1990s-2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/atami/atami.html|title=熱海秘宝館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/kinugawa/kinu.html|title=鬼怒川秘宝殿|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/toba/tobaj.html|title=鳥羽SF未来館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/ise/ise.html|title=元祖国際秘宝館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/beppu/index.html|title=別府秘宝館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>


==Australia==
=== South America ===
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*The small [[National Museum of Erotica]] in [[Canberra]] opened in 2001. The museum closed soon after, although the collection continued to grow.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Museum of Erotica|url=http://www.bodypolitics.com.au/bpmuseum.html|website=Body politics home page|access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref>
* Museu do Sexo Hilda Furacão opened in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil in 2016.
*The Museum of Erotic Art opened in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Crespigny |first=Alex |date=10 December 2021 |title=Australia’s first Museum of Erotic Art Opens its Doors |url=https://manofmany.com/lifestyle/australias-first-museum-of-erotic-art |website=manyofmany.com}}</ref>


=== North America ===
== Europe ==
[[File:Hamburg Erotic Art Museum.jpg|thumb|The [[Erotic Art Museum (Hamburg)|Erotic Art Museum]] in [[Hamburg]]'s [[Reeperbahn]].]]
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* The [[Leather Archives and Museum]] in [[Chicago]] was founded in 1991 by [[Chuck Renslow]] and [[Tony DeBlase]] as a "community archives, library, and museum of [[Leather subculture|Leather]], [[kink (sexuality)|kink]], [[sexual fetishism|fetish]], and [[BDSM]] history and culture."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leatherarchives.org/about/about-the-la-m |title=About the LA&M - Leather Archives & Museum |publisher=Leatherarchives.org |access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Ridinger|first=Robert|date=2005|title=Founding of the Leather Archives & Museum|journal=LGBT History, 1988-1992 [serial online]|publisher=LGBT Life with Full Text, EBSCOhost|pages=33–36}}</ref>
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* The [[Museum of Sex]] in [[New York City]] opened in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofsex.com/|title=Museum of Sex - NYC|website=MoSEX|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
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* The [[Hollywood Erotic Museum]] in [[Hollywood]] opened in January 2004. This museum is currently closed and now contains a [[Frederick's of Hollywood]] retail shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeroticmuseum.com/|title=The Erotic Museum|website=www.theeroticmuseum.com|access-date=21 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528232102/http://theeroticmuseum.com/|archive-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
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*The [[World Erotic Art Museum]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] opened on October 16, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weam.com/|title=WEAM - World Erotic Art Museum - WEAM - World Erotic Art Museum|website=www.weam.com|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
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*The [[Erotic Heritage Museum]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] opened on August 3, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://living-las-vegas.com/2008|title=2008 - Living Las Vegas|website=Living Las Vegas|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> It claims to be the "world’s largest erotic museum at 24,000 sq. ft."
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*The [[Julia C. Bulette Cafe, Saloon, and Red Light Museum]] in [[Virginia City, Nevada]] was a small museum attached to a restaurant in the [[Comstock Lode]] boomtown. It is named for [[Julia Bulette]], a local madam who was murdered. It closed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Julia Bulette Red Light Museum (Closed) |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17111 |website=Roadside America |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>

=== Europe ===
*[[Sexmuseum Amsterdam]] opened in 1985.
*[[Sexmuseum Amsterdam]] opened in 1985.
*The [[Schwules Museum]] in [[Berlin]] opened in 1985 and was the world's first museum dedicated to LGBTQ+ history.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sara Richards |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/nprberlinblog/2010/02/schwules_museum.html |title=Berlin's Schwules Museum, Exploring The Past And Present |work=[[NPR]] |date=17 February 2010 |accessdate=11 November 2024}}</ref>
*The [[Museum of Eroticism]] in [[Paris]] opened in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musee-erotisme.com|title=Document sans nom|website=www.musee-erotisme.com|access-date=21 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625191020/http://musee-erotisme.com/|archive-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
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*The [[Museum of Eroticism]] in [[Paris]] opened in 1997 and closed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musee-erotisme.com|title=Document sans nom|website=www.musee-erotisme.com|access-date=21 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625191020/http://musee-erotisme.com/|archive-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
*The [[Erotic Art Museum (Hamburg)|Erotic Art Museum]] near the [[Reeperbahn]] in [[Hamburg]] opened in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eroticartmuseum.de/|title=Erotic Art Museum Hamburg|website=www.eroticartmuseum.de|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
*The [[Erotic Art Museum (Hamburg)|Erotic Art Museum]] near the [[Reeperbahn]] in [[Hamburg]] opened in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eroticartmuseum.de/|title=Erotic Art Museum Hamburg|website=www.eroticartmuseum.de|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
* The [[Beate Uhse Erotic Museum]] in [[Berlin]] opened in 1996 and closed in 2014. It claimed to be "the world's largest erotic museum".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin.de/museumsfuehrer/00037.html |title=Beate Uhse Erotik-Museum |access-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828182028/http://www.berlin.de/museumsfuehrer/00037.html |archive-date=28 August 2005 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
* The [[Beate Uhse Erotic Museum]] in [[Berlin]] opened in 1996 and closed in 2014. It claimed to be "the world's largest erotic museum".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin.de/museumsfuehrer/00037.html |title=Beate Uhse Erotik-Museum |access-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828182028/http://www.berlin.de/museumsfuehrer/00037.html |archive-date=28 August 2005 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
* The [[Museum Erotica]] in [[Copenhagen]] opened in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum-erotica.dk/|title=Museum-Erotica|website=Museum Erotica|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> It was closed in 2009 due to financial problems.
* The [[Museum Erotica]] in [[Copenhagen]] opened in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum-erotica.dk/|title=Museum-Erotica|website=Museum Erotica|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> It was closed in 2009 due to financial problems.
* The [[Museo de la Erotica]] in [[Barcelona]] opened in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erotica-museum.com/|title=Erotic Museum of Barcelona|website=www.erotica-museum.com|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
* The [[Museo de la Erotica]] in [[Barcelona]] opened in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erotica-museum.com/|title=Erotic Museum of Barcelona|website=www.erotica-museum.com|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
* The first [[Russia]]n sex museum opened in 2004 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; it claims to exhibit the preserved penis of [[Rasputin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waytorussia.net/news/2004-04/russian-sex-museum.html|title=The First Russian Sex Museum will Exhibit Rasputin’s Penis|date=7 August 2009|website=waytorussia.net|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rasputin-was-poisoned-shot-beaten-and-drowned-but-did-his-penis-survive |title=Rasputin Was Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned. But Did His Penis Survive? |author=Kristin Winet |date=24 June 2015 |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
* The first [[Russia]]n sex museum opened in 2004 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; it claims to exhibit the preserved penis of [[Rasputin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waytorussia.net/news/2004-04/russian-sex-museum.html|title=The First Russian Sex Museum will Exhibit Rasputin's Penis|date=7 August 2009|website=waytorussia.net|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rasputin-was-poisoned-shot-beaten-and-drowned-but-did-his-penis-survive |title=Rasputin Was Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned. But Did His Penis Survive? |author=Kristin Winet |date=24 June 2015 |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> However, experts are divided about the truth of this claim and it’s not scientifically proven to be his. It was allegedly sold to the museum in 1977 by Rasputin’s lion-tamer daughter, Maria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/21/grigori-rasputin-myths-busted-murder-height-and-where-is-his-penis-14115851/|title=Rasputin myths busted: Murder, height, and where is his penis?|date=October 28, 2021|website=Metro|access-date= January 13, 2024}}</ref>
* While not itself a sex museum, the [[Naples National Archaeological Museum|National Archaeological Museum]] in [[Naples]] opened its extensive collection of historic erotic art in its [[Secret Museum, Naples|Secret Cabinet]] to the public in 2000. Most of the exhibits are from Greek and Roman times, and many were recovered from nearby [[Pompeii]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/08/01/erotic.art/ | work=CNN | title=Naples museum exposes public to ancient erotica | access-date=May 23, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518082231/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/08/01/erotic.art/ | archive-date=May 18, 2009 }}</ref>
* While not specifically a sex museum, the [[Naples National Archaeological Museum|National Archaeological Museum]] in [[Naples]] opened its extensive collection of historic erotic art in its [[Secret Museum, Naples|Secret Cabinet]] to the public in 2000. Most of the exhibits are from Greek and Roman times, and many were recovered from nearby [[Pompeii]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/08/01/erotic.art/ | work=CNN | title=Naples museum exposes public to ancient erotica | access-date=May 23, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518082231/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/08/01/erotic.art/ | archive-date=May 18, 2009 }}</ref>
* The [[Museo d'Arte Erotica]], devoted to the erotic history of Venice and showing historical and contemporary erotic art opened in [[Venice]], [[Italy]], in February 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museodarteerotica.it|title=museodarteerotica.it|website=www.museodarteerotica.it|access-date=21 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722042639/http://www.museodarteerotica.it/|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>
* The [[Museo d'Arte Erotica]], devoted to the erotic history of Venice and showing historical and contemporary erotic art opened in [[Venice]], [[Italy]], in February 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museodarteerotica.it|title=museodarteerotica.it|website=www.museodarteerotica.it|access-date=21 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722042639/http://www.museodarteerotica.it/|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>
* The [[Secretum (British Museum)|Secretum]] or Cupboard 55, containing erotic objects at the [[British Museum]], [[London]].
* The [[Secretum (British Museum)|Secretum]], or Cupboard 55, was a secret collection containing erotic objects at the [[British Museum]] in [[London]].
* The [[Sex Machines Museum]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]], contains "an exposition of mechanical erotic appliances, the purpose of which is to bring pleasure and allow extraordinary and unusual positions during intercourse." On display in the museum are "more than 200 objects and mechanical appliances on view, a gallery of art with erotic themes, a cinema with old erotic films, erotic clothing and many other things pertaining to human sexuality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sexmachinesmuseum.com/en_page.html |title=SexMachinesMuseum |publisher=SexMachinesMuseum |date=1997-02-26 |access-date=2013-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523070636/http://www.sexmachinesmuseum.com/en_page.html |archive-date=2013-05-23 }}</ref>
* The [[Sex Machines Museum]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]], contains "an exposition of mechanical erotic appliances, the purpose of which is to bring pleasure and allow extraordinary and unusual positions during intercourse." On display in the museum are "more than 200 objects and mechanical appliances on view, a gallery of art with erotic themes, a cinema with old erotic films, erotic clothing and many other items related to human sexuality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sexmachinesmuseum.com/en_page.html |title=SexMachinesMuseum |publisher=SexMachinesMuseum |date=1997-02-26 |access-date=2013-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523070636/http://www.sexmachinesmuseum.com/en_page.html |archive-date=2013-05-23 }}</ref>
* The first erotic museum in [[Lithuania]] opened in [[Kaunas]] on 13 July 2009.
* The first erotic museum in [[Lithuania]] opened in [[Kaunas]] on 13 July 2009.
*[[Athens]]'s first sex museum, "Kama Sutra: the World Museum of Erotic Art", opened in the Omonoia center at 44 Kapodistriou Street in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ανακοινωση – Αναγγελια Πολιτιστικου Γεγονοτος |url=http://www.eroticamuseum.gr/index2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222221524/http://www.eroticamuseum.gr/index2.html |archive-date=22 February 2012 |website=Erotica Museum |location=Greece |language=el |trans-title=Notice – Announcement of a Cultural Event |url-status=dead |quote=Ιδρύθηκε και άρχισε να λειτουργεί το παγκόσμιο Μουσείο Ερωτικής Τέχνης "Καμα Σουτρα", επί της οδού Καποδιστρίου 44 στην πλατεία Βάθης από 12/2/12. [The World Museum of Erotic Art "Kama Sutra" was founded and started to operate, on 44 Kapodistriou Street in Vathis Square from 12/2/12.]}}</ref>
*[[Athens]]'s first sex museum, "Kama Sutra: the World Museum of Erotic Art", opened in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ανακοινωση – Αναγγελια Πολιτιστικου Γεγονοτος |url=http://www.eroticamuseum.gr/index2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222221524/http://www.eroticamuseum.gr/index2.html |archive-date=22 February 2012 |website=Erotica Museum |location=Greece |language=el |trans-title=Notice – Announcement of a Cultural Event |url-status=dead |quote=Ιδρύθηκε και άρχισε να λειτουργεί το παγκόσμιο Μουσείο Ερωτικής Τέχνης "Καμα Σουτρα", επί της οδού Καποδιστρίου 44 στην πλατεία Βάθης από 12/2/12. [The World Museum of Erotic Art "Kama Sutra" was founded and started to operate, on 44 Kapodistriou Street in Vathis Square from 12/2/12.]}}</ref>
*[[Moscow]]'s first sex museum, named "Tochka G" ('G Spot') opened in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jul/12/moscow-sex-museum | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Art and design, Art (visual arts only), World news, Russia (News), Life and style, Sex (Life & style), Culture, South and Central Asia (News) | date=July 12, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Moscow]]'s first sex museum, named "Tochka G" ('G Spot') opened in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jul/12/moscow-sex-museum | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Art and design, Art (visual arts only), World news, Russia (News), Life and style, Sex (Life & style), Culture, South and Central Asia (News) | date=July 12, 2011}}</ref>
*The Erotic Museum in [[Warsaw]], the first sex museum in [[Poland]], opened in 2011 with over 2,000 exhibits. It reveals the erotic fascinations of artists from all continents.<ref name="muzeumerotyki">{{in lang|en}} {{cite web |url=http://muzeumerotyki.com/index.php?lang=en |title=Museum history |work=muzeumerotyki.com |access-date=2011-08-27}}</ref> The museum closed at the beginning of 2012 as they searched for a new location and more funds to keep the museum afloat.
*The Erotic Museum in [[Warsaw]], the first sex museum in [[Poland]], opened in 2011 with over 2,000 exhibits. It reveals the erotic fascinations of artists from all continents.<ref name="muzeumerotyki">{{in lang|en}} {{cite web |url=http://muzeumerotyki.com/index.php?lang=en |title=Museum history |work=muzeumerotyki.com |access-date=2011-08-27}}</ref> The museum closed at the beginning of 2012.
*The [[Museum of Sexual Cultures]] opened in [[Kharkiv]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Музей секса и сексуальных культур мира |url=https://kharkov.moygorod.ua/ru/museum/muzej-seksualnykh-kultur-mira/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Музей секса и сексуальных культур мира |language=ru-UA}}</ref>
*[[Budapest]]'s Erotic&Sex Museum opened in 2019 with a sex-art gallery and BDSM equipment exhibition.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
*The [[Icelandic Phallological Museum]] in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], opened in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pielak |first=Alex |date=2011-07-11 |title=Welcome to Iceland's penis museum – the world's largest collection of all things phallic |url=https://metro.co.uk/2011/07/11/museum-in-iceland-home-to-worlds-biggest-collection-of-penises-74053/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Museum of Sexual Cultures]], [[Kharkiv]], opened in 1999.
*The [[Vagina Museum]] in [[London]] was established in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paskett |first=Zoe |date=2019-09-18 |title=World's first Vagina Museum will open in Camden Market this autumn |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/vagina-museum-camden-market-first-exhibition-a4240221.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>


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== North America ==
[[File:鉄輪温泉秘宝館PB060105.jpg|thumb|"Beppu Hihōkan", a sex museum next to the Shiraike-Jigoku in the Kannawa Spa, [[Beppu, Ōita]], [[Japan]].]]
[[File:Leather Archives & Museum entrance.jpg|thumb|The entrance to the [[Leather Archives & Museum]] in [[Chicago]], United States.]]
* The [[Kinsey Institute]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana]] was established in 1947 and merged with [[Indiana University]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nietzel |first=Michael |title=The Kinsey Institute Will Remain At Indiana University |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2024/03/02/kinsey-institute-will-remain-at-indiana-university/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
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*The first sex museum in [[China]] opened in 1999 in the center of [[Shanghai]]; in 2001 it moved to the outskirts of the city. It was variously called "Museum of Ancient Chinese Sex Culture" or "Dalin Cultural Exhibition" after its founder, [[sexology|sexologist]] Dr. [[Liu Dalin]]. In early 2004 it moved again, to [[Tong Li, Suzhou|Tong Li]], and is now known as the [[China Sex Museum]], with over three thousand erotic artifacts.<ref>[http://travel.discovery.com/news/afp/20031006/shanghai.html Travel Channel - Error<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118001916/http://travel.discovery.com/news/afp/20031006/shanghai.html |date=2005-11-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/CSM/index.htm China Sex Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050818124300/http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/CSM/index.htm |date=2005-08-18 }}</ref>
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* The [[Leather Archives & Museum]] in [[Chicago]] was founded in 1991 by [[Chuck Renslow]] and [[Tony DeBlase]] as a "community archives, library, and museum of [[Leather subculture|Leather]], [[kink (sexuality)|kink]], [[sexual fetishism|fetish]], and [[BDSM]] history and culture."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leatherarchives.org/about/about-the-la-m |title=About the LA&M - Leather Archives & Museum |publisher=Leatherarchives.org |access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Ridinger|first=Robert|date=2005|title=Founding of the Leather Archives & Museum|journal=LGBT History, 1988-1992 [serial online]|publisher=LGBT Life with Full Text, EBSCOhost|pages=33–36}}</ref>
*[[India]]'s first sex museum opened in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay) in 2002.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2514387.stm | work=BBC News | title=India's first sex museum | date=November 26, 2002 | access-date=May 23, 2010 | first=Monica | last=Chadha}}</ref>
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* The [[Museum of Sex]] in [[New York City]] opened in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofsex.com/|title=Museum of Sex - NYC|website=MoSEX|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
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*[[South Korea]]'s first sex museum, [[Asia Eros Museum]], opened in the Insadong neighborhood in [[Seoul]] in 2003. The museum has since closed.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2934948.stm | work=BBC News | title=Sex museum opens in Seoul | date=May 24, 2003 | access-date=May 23, 2010 | first=Caroline | last=Gluck}}</ref> After a five-year legal battle, private collector Kim Whan Bae opened the Museum of Sex and Health in [[Seogwipo]], [[Jeju Island]], in March 2006.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1227 | work=The Jeju Weekly | title=Sex museum seeks to educate, not to shame | date=February 6, 2011 | access-date=October 12, 2020 | first=Christian | last=Yetter}}</ref>
* The [[Hollywood Erotic Museum]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] opened in January 2004 and closed in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Steve |date=2006-05-07 |title=End of an Eros for Hollywood's Erotic Museum |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-07-me-only7-story.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
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*[[Love Land (South Korea)|Love Land]] Park on Jeju Island, South Korea, opened in 2004. It is an outdoor sculpture park focused on a theme of sex, running sex education films, and featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions.
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*The [[World Erotic Art Museum]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] opened on October 16, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weam.com/|title=WEAM - World Erotic Art Museum - WEAM - World Erotic Art Museum|website=www.weam.com|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
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*In [[Japan]], there are many sex museums called "Hihokan (House of Hidden Treasures)" everywhere across the country. They are located in amusement centers in popular sightseeing spots or [[destination spa|spa]] resorts, and usually run by individuals, not by organizations. They date back to the 1960s–70s; more recently such type of amusement resorts for elder men have declined, and mostly personal sex museums closed in the 1990s-2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/atami/atami.html|title=熱海秘宝館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/kinugawa/kinu.html|title=鬼怒川秘宝殿|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/toba/tobaj.html|title=鳥羽SF未来館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/ise/ise.html|title=元祖国際秘宝館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/beppu/index.html|title=別府秘宝館|website=www.chowchow.gr.jp|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
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*The [[Erotic Heritage Museum]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] opened on August 3, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://living-las-vegas.com/2008|title=2008 - Living Las Vegas|website=Living Las Vegas|date=31 December 2008 |access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
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*The [[Julia C. Bulette Cafe, Saloon, and Red Light Museum]] in [[Virginia City, Nevada]] was a small museum attached to a restaurant in the [[Comstock Lode]] boomtown. It is named for [[Julia Bulette]], a local woman who was murdered. It closed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Julia Bulette Red Light Museum (Closed) |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17111 |website=Roadside America |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
*The Sexploratorium's Educational Sex Museum in [[Denver]], Colorado opened in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sex Museum |url=https://www.sexploratoriumdenver.com/museum |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Sexploratorium |language=en}}</ref>


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== South America ==
* The Museu do Sexo Hilda Furacão opened in [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]], Brazil in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maria Cruz |first=Márcia |date=2016-06-14 |title=Museu do Sexo resgata memória da zona boêmia de Belo Horizonte |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2016/06/14/interna_gerais,772354/museu-do-sexo-resgata-memoria-da-zona-boemia-de-belo-horizonte.shtml |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Estado de Minas |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
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*The small [[National Museum of Erotica]] in [[Canberra]] opened in 2001. The museum closed soon after, although the collection continued to grow.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Museum of Erotica|url=http://www.bodypolitics.com.au/bpmuseum.html|website=Body politics home page|access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref>

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== Virtual museums ==

* The [[Vaginamuseum]] is a [[virtual museum]] that launched in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-13 |title=„Vagina und Penis sind nicht pornografisch“ |url=https://www.jetzt.de/interview/vagina-und-penis-sind-nicht-pornografisch-587195 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=jetzt.de |language=de}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[History of erotic depictions]]
*[[Icelandic Phallological Museum]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.eroticmuseumvegas.com/ Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas]
*[https://www.gluseum.com/PT/Coimbra/621222101367117/Museu-arte-erótica-de-Coimbra-Portugal Museu arte erótica de Coimbra Portugal]

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{{Human sexuality}}


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For the Spanish hard rock group, see Sex Museum (band).

A sex museum is a museum that displays erotic art, historical sexual aids, and documents on the history of erotica. They were popular in Europe at the end of the 1960s and during the 1970s, the era of the sexual revolution. Since the 1990s, these museums have tended to be designated erotic museums or erotic art museums rather than sex museums.

Asia

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"Beppu Hihōkan", a sex museum next to the Shiraike-Jigoku in the Kannawa Spa in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.
  • The first sex museum in China opened in 1999 in the center of Shanghai; in 2001 it moved to the outskirts of the city. It was variously called "Museum of Ancient Chinese Sex Culture" or "Dalin Cultural Exhibition" after its founder, sexologist Dr. Liu Dalin. In early 2004 it moved again, to Tong Li, and is now known as the China Sex Museum, with over three thousand erotic artifacts.[1][2]
  • The Antarang Museum, India's first sex museum, opened in Mumbai in 2002. It eventually shut down due to a lack of business.[3]
  • South Korea's first sex museum, Asia Eros Museum, opened in the Insadong neighborhood in Seoul in 2003. The museum has since closed.[4] After a five-year legal battle, private collector Kim Whan Bae opened the Museum of Sex and Health in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, in March 2006.[5]
  • Love Land Park on Jeju Island, South Korea, opened in 2004. It is an outdoor sculpture park focused on a theme of sex, running sex education films, and featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions.
  • Love Land was a planned sex museum in China, but construction was suspended by the Chinese government.[6]
  • In Japan, there are many sex museums called Hihokan across the country. They are located in amusement centers in popular sightseeing spots or destination spa resorts, and are usually run by individuals, not by organizations. They date back to the 1960s–70s; more recently such amusement resorts for older men have declined, and most sex museums closed in the 1990s-2000s.[7][8][9][10][11]

Australia

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Europe

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The Erotic Art Museum in Hamburg's Reeperbahn.

North America

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The entrance to the Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago, United States.

South America

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Virtual museums

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See also

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References

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