Museum of Sexual Cultures explained
Museum of Sexual Cultures |
Location: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Type: | Sex museum |
Collections: | Antiquities, photography |
Architect: | Valeriy Aksak |
The Museum of Sexual Cultures is a scientific and educational museum, which explores the sexual cultures of a number of countries. The first of its kind in both Ukraine, and in post-Soviet Eastern Europe, it is located in Kharkiv.
Background
The museum was established in 1999 by the Department of Sexology and Medical Psychology of the Kharkiv Medical Academy.[1] Based on the collection of Valentin Kryshtal,[2] it is the first of its kind in any post-Soviet country, as well as the first in Ukraine, the museum reflects the sexual cultures of a number of countries.[3] [4] It was designed by the architect Valery Aksak.[5] In 2021 a similar museum opened in Kyiv.
Collections and displays
The museum has ten exhibition halls, which can only be visited once a person is over eighteen – the age of consent in Ukraine.[6] The museum also hosts a gallery aimed at teenagers, where youth-led events are held and that audiences over the age of 15 can attend.[7] Topics such as intimacy, and sexual orientation are included in the interpretation.[8] Particular attention is paid to the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, especially AIDS.
The collection includes antiquities, prints and drawings and contemporary collections of photography and ephemera.[9] It also includes a medieval chastity belt. There is a statue of Priapus to which visitors can make offerings.[10]
The museum's retail offer is a sex shop. In response to Ukraine's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the museum was one of a number of cultural institutions that Ukrainians could visit for free using their vaccination voucher.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Музей секса и сексуальных культур мира . Museum of Sex and Sexual Cultures of the World . 2022-03-09 . moygorod.ua . Музей секса и сексуальных культур мира . ru.
- Web site: Gazeta.ua . 2021-05-17 . Сбитые самолеты и сексуальная культура - чем занимаются музеи Украины . Downed planes and sexual culture - what museums in Ukraine do . 2022-03-10 . Gazeta.ua . ru.
- Web site: 2018 . Куда сходить: 13 необычных музеев Харькова . Where to go: 13 unusual museums of Kharkov .
- Web site: День Харькова: 9 причин посетить город . Kharkiv Day: 9 reasons to visit the city . 2022-03-09 . 24 Канал . ru.
- Web site: Музей секса и сексуальных культур в Харькове: что можно посмотреть и как попасть, - ФОТО . Museum of Sex and Sexual Cultures in Kharkov: what to see and how to get there - PHOTOS . 2022-03-10 . 057.ua - Сайт города Харькова . uk.
- Web site: ТОП-5 туристичних місць в Україні, пов'язаних з "полуничкою" (18+) . TOP-5 tourist places in Ukraine related to "strawberry" (18+) . 2022-03-09 . 24 Канал . uk.
- Web site: Музеи Харькова: ТОП-5 мест города, где стоит побывать, - ФОТО . Museums of Kharkov: TOP-5 places of the city where it is worth to visit, - PHOTOS . 2022-03-09 . 057.ua - Сайт города Харькова . uk.
- Web site: 2019 . Научат плохому: топ-5 мест для секс-образования в Харькове . They will teach the bad: the top 5 places for sex education in Kharkov .
- Web site: Музей сексуальних культур Музей Харків, Харківська область . Museum of Sexual Cultures Kharkiv Museum, Kharkiv Region . 2022-03-09 . cityplaces.info . uk.
- Web site: Андрій . Павлишин . 2022-02-15 . Про що розповідають гіди в Харківському музеї сексуальних культур світу . About what the guides in the Kharkiv Museum of Sexual Cultures tell the world . 2022-03-10 . novyny.live . uk.
- Web site: Найцікавіші музеї України, на які не шкода витратити отриману за вакцинацію 1000 гривень . The most interesting museums in Ukraine, which are not sorry to spend ₴1,000 received for vaccination . 2022-03-10 . РБК-Украина . ru.