Dot G Museum. Sex Museum in Amsterdam. Museum of Erotic Art in Venice

The Museum of Erotic Art in Moscow opened recently, on June 17, at 15 Novy Arbat. I’ll say right away that if you are under 18 years old, you should close this page! Although most likely you will not follow this advice, I had to warn you).

The Museum of Erotica has the appropriate name " DotG" Similar museums exist in many European cities, and now there is one in Moscow.

Directions to the museum, see below.

In front of the museum itself there is an intimate toy store. Human-sized phalluses clearly indicate the purpose of this store’s goods. But we will go into it after visiting the museum, the entrance to which is located a little further.

The sculpture, somewhat similar to the goddess Athena from Greek mythology, with “small changes and additions” immediately makes it clear that we are in no matter where, but in museum of erotica, erotic art.

There are drawings of nudity on the walls. Mostly very frank.

Lots of drawings of Japanese geishas.

In the middle there is a table with books, including Playboy magazines from quite a long time ago. I found a 1957 copy. There is something similar to erotic fairy tales/comics.

There are also jokes.

On the walls are paintings depicting naked pop stars and just girls and men.

There's some kind of abstractionism here.

There are various exhibits of erotic themes on stands and shelves.

Ring made of bronze “Inseparable”, France, 1930-1940.

Bottle opener, France 1880

Silver coins dedicated to the famous Austrian prostitute Josephine Mutzenbacher, 1930.

“A lady's secret, bronze, figurine, 20th century.

Teapot, China, 20th century.

Sculpture, China 19th century.

Ritual phallus of the shaman of the state of Timor, 19th century.

Device for drying reusable condoms, England, early 19th century.

Scepter of a high official. Symbol of the power of the state of Mali, Dagon people, 20th century. On the left is a ritual phallus, used for deflowering rituals, Africa, 19th century. Below it is an amulet that protected against evil spirits, Africa, 20th century.

Talismans, England, 20th century.

Skeletons. Austria, 20th century.

The doll is somewhat reminiscent of Megan Fox from Transformers. Actually there are three of them there, but the overall photo turned out to be unsuccessful.

Photos from the series “Animals Do It Too.”

A few more photos from the museum of erotic art.

I wonder if they will ever offer tours to this museum. I want to see HOW the guide will talk about all these photographs, drawings and exhibits!

After the museum, everyone definitely goes to the intimate store that I mentioned at the beginning. Although there are quite a lot of them in Moscow, probably not everyone has been there. It is clear that not everyone needs the goods that are sold in such stores. But it’s certainly interesting for everyone to look at them. But they don’t go into them, most likely, because of natural shyness and modesty. There are as many people in the store here as in the museum. Everyone walks around, looking at erotic lingerie, various sex devices, parts of the male and female body in almost the same way as before they looked at nudity in the museum.

In general, it was interesting. Moreover, in the store, perhaps, it was even more interesting than in the museum of erotic art itself)). But, as with all private museums in Moscow, it is expensive. 500 rub. for a ticket, in my opinion, a bit too much. And for some reason I never had the desire to take a photo with the exhibits. Well, not the slightest.

Erotic Museum, Amsterdam

The main kingdom of debauchery is located, of course, in the capital of the Netherlands. We warn you in advance, the Sex Museum and the Erotic Museum in Amsterdam, which are so often confused, are two completely different places. In the Museum of Sex, you will find more history (underwear, attitudes towards sexual pleasures, etc.), and the exhibits look quite museum-like. The Museum of Erotica is a place for those who are more interested in the present rather than the past.

Visitors will find three floors of audio and video materials, vulgar photographs, and a private booth with a wax figure of a representative of the oldest profession.

Particular attention is paid to phalluses: exhibits are presented both in life-size and larger than two meters. Particularly popular among tourists is the penis-tree, a sculptural image of a tree whose leaves are replaced by a male organ. The main attraction of the museum is the porn film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” which is banned from being shown on television. At the exit from the museum, visitors will find a special machine offering condoms of various colors and scents.

Sex Machine Museum, Prague

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Erotic photos on the walls, lingerie and stockings, intimate toys, chastity belts, funny erotic designs - what is there in this museum! The space consists of several rooms on three floors, each of which corresponds to its own theme. For example, the hall dedicated to lingerie will introduce viewers to the centuries-old history of the attributes of female sexuality: there are pantaloons, corsets from different eras and stockings, including both wedding milky ones and extravagant ones with bright stripes.

In the cinema hall, visitors will be shown Spanish porn from the 30s of the last century: two films are presented here that reflect the strange tastes of the Spanish ruling elite of that time.

According to eyewitnesses, this spectacle is not for the faint of heart. The museum’s calling card is “a large-scale collection of devices for pleasure, from ancient times to the present.” There are leather masks with spikes, massive whips, dildos made of various materials of all sizes and colors, handcuffs, gags and clamps.

Museum of Erotica "Point G", Moscow

The only museum of erotic art in the capital is focused exclusively on Russian viewers: there are paintings illustrating Lenin’s quotes in an erotic manner, and stars of Russian show business, and a film project with cartoons.

The exhibition consists of erotic magazines from past years, various variations of phalluses, condoms from the mid-20th century and other fantasies on the topic of sex.

The museum's calling card is its sex shop, by the way, the largest in Europe. Even the laziest imagination will run wild here! On sale are dozens of erotic games, erotic costumes, vibrators of all colors and sizes, rubber dolls and individual parts of the genitals, lubricants, condoms, genital attachments and a huge collection of paraphernalia for BDSM lovers.

Antarang, Sex and Health Information Art Gallery, Mumbai

Antarang in Mumbai is fundamentally different from other international sex museums. It is aimed not so much at entertaining or surprising as at instilling in visitors respect for safety in intimate relationships. The museum's motto is “No condom, no sex!”

The collection consists of portraits of victims infected with HIV, exhibits depicting the process of childbirth, as well as sexual intercourse.

The walls of the museum are decorated with lines from the Kama Sutra, and the tiles are painted in such a way as to give it a resemblance to the fertility juice - sperm. In the Indian museum, of course, there is also a lingam - a symbolic image of Shiva’s phallus.

Chinese Sex Museum, Shanghai

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Museum of sex with an area of ​​about 4 thousand square meters. m was founded by the famous Chinese sexologist Liu Dalin, who has more than 60 scientific papers on this topic. The exhibition space is designed to bring people out of sexual ignorance. The basis of the exhibition is devoted to the historical attitude in China to women and marriage, to sex in everyday life and non-traditional sexual behavior.

Along with the traditional objects that are usually displayed in such museums, there are more than 3 thousand exhibits made of jade, ceramics, bronze, porcelain, wood, silk and other materials.

A serious collection that provides both scholars and ordinary visitors with the opportunity to study not only nine thousand years of Chinese history and culture.

Museum of Sex, New York

The museum's exhibitions tell about the development and changes in sexual culture in America.

The space introduces visitors to how the city’s residents indulged in lovemaking, starting in the 30s of the 19th century.

The program is extensive: rubber dolls, men of all sizes sticking out from everything from mannequins to bicycles, a wall showing all varieties of pornography, and even figures of mating animals. By the way, the museum also offers a cultural program: various events, including theatrical performances, lectures and seminars.

Museum of Erotica, Barcelona

This museum presents erotica from an anthropological, archaeological and literary perspective. The exhibits here are divided according to temporal and spatial criteria.

Here are frescoes and sculptures of Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, Japanese phalluses and Chinese drawings on the theme of the exchange of sexual energy, the Kama Sutra and even erotic dreams of European artists embodied in paintings.

In total, the museum displays more than 800 items, including a collection of devices for fans of sadomasochism, postcards of the 19th century in nude style, erotic films of the 30-50s of the last century, books, comics and photographs.

As you should already know, there are a large number of museums in the Dutch capital, 51 to be specific, with themes to suit every taste. In addition to art galleries where you can experience high art, there are, to put it mildly, quite unusual ones, such as the Museum of Sex in Amsterdam. This is the last one we’ll take a look at... 😉

To be honest, I had doubts for a long time about whether it was worth writing about this museum, but in the end I decided that it was still worth paying attention to, albeit with a little censorship. Moreover, the public clearly has an interest in the museum, since more than half a million people visit it annually. Well, are you ready for debauchery? I hope you are already 18...

Sex through the centuries or how it all began...

Compared to its European counterparts, this museum is the oldest, opening in 1985. As far as I remember, at that time there was no trace of sex in the USSR, and children were traditionally brought or, in the old fashioned way, found in cabbage. So, in , a small exhibition of exhibits of the 19th century of a certain kind opened.

Contrary to the fears of the founders, both the local and visiting public accepted the idea with a bang and soon it was decided to expand the collection. Now the museum occupies three floors of an ancient mansion, on the busiest street in the city - Damrak,

and the exhibition is divided into several thematic halls named after the “heroes” of the corresponding era - Casanova, Marquis De Sade, Mata Hari, Catherine the Great, Madame Pompadour...

At the entrance, visitors are greeted by an elegant figurine of the goddess Venus, whose name the establishment officially bears - “The Temple of Venus”.

As a matter of fact, this is where all the decent exhibits end... 😉 What's next, you ask? Further, we find ourselves from ancient Roman mythology into the terrible prose of modern life: mannequins in sadomasochistic costumes,

an Amsterdam street urinal, clearly used for purposes other than its intended purpose...

a decent-looking pensioner-exhibitionist, in a raincoat and hat, lurking in the “gateway”,

In the gallery named after “Mata Hari”, the barely covered figure of the famous dancer, courtesan and spy, born Margaretha Zelle (by origin, by the way), is surrounded by military men, for whom she had a wild passion.

An expressive sculpture “Tango”, capturing in a sultry dance the silent film star Rudolph Valentino, who gained fame as a hero-lover and was accused of bigamy.

The charming sex symbol of the 50s, Marilyn Monroe, in her famous coquette pose, with her dress blowing in the wind. We will meet her again, but in a more piquant role.

Miniature porcelain compositions tell about the joys of hussars in difficult marching conditions.

Or this is the great-great-great-grandfather of 3D films. Such devices stood in the dark corners of Dutch pubs, where for a couple of guilders you could keep yourself busy looking at exciting photographs in 2D format :)

In the Museum of Sex, many idle things instantly acquire a double meaning: it would seem that the most ordinary cane, but here it is involuntarily perceived as a phallic symbol.

In the hall named after Oscar Wilde, there is a place to rest, between two huge chocolate phallus hares, photographs of which will probably be found in the collection of every visitor to the museum.

One of the halls, named after the Marquise de Pompadour, is dedicated to the eastern porn industry and the culture of sex.

A traditional gift for newlyweds in ancient China was a book with detailed instructions for use and guidelines for action.

From the life of inches... A series of erotic figures in vegetables and fruits, which were incredibly popular in the 30s of the last century in China, simply touched me.

Is it possible to seriously look at a series of hand-drawn pictures?

Playing cards for real men

Marilyn Monroe's first candid photo shoot for Playboy magazine, 1949.

The museum piece looks more like a memorial to the victims of the modeling business.

Along the stairs there are “dismembered bodies” walled up in the wall.

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1. The location of the museum was chosen quite well - right in the middle of New Arbat. Agree that the specifics of the museum are such that most people end up there by accident, for fun, while spending their leisure time. Well, where else can you find such a number of idlers - of course, on the Arbat.

2. Photography is allowed.

3. In fact, the museum of erotic art is not a museum in the full sense of the word - you won’t find several halls and grandmother caretakers in the corners.

4. The entire exhibition occupies one hall, adjacent to it is a small cinema hall, in which erotic videos are shown non-stop, a cafe and a toy store for adults. There is a feeling that everything was started for the sake of the store.

5. Despite the fact that we were there in the middle of a weekday, there were visitors to the museum. Mostly girls-girlfriends or hugging couples. Throughout the entire exhibition, here and there there were giggles and muffled exclamations of “look at that!!!”

6. The most expensive in the world, originally from America.

7. So this is what the expression of passion on the face looks like :)

8. Naked women under glass reminded me of an anatomical museum.

9. Stripper figurines from France.

10. In the background is the “Lady’s Secret” figurine.

11. Silver medals issued in honor of the famous Austrian prostitute Josephine Mutzenbacher in 1930.

12. Chinese figurines.

13. Chess.

14. We thought this exhibit from Holland was the cutest.

16. Valkyrie and the devil. Germany.

17. Sex toy “Octopus of Love” for fishermen’s wives. Japan, 1930 Yes, it is not easy to be a fisherman's wife.

18. Condoms and related products.

20. In those distant times, when there was no Internet yet, such publications were read to the gills.

21. Military condom. Oh, it could be useful to someone...

23. Installation “Newkamasutra” by Lina Lante and Vasily Chechil.

24. Installation “Newkamasutra”. My grandma had pantaloons like these :)

25. Installation “Newkamasutra”

26. In a small cinema hall they showed fragments from Soviet and post-Soviet films, where there was at least some hint of sex.

27. "Rublevskoe highway". Erotic paintings by Vera Donskaya-Khilko.

28. “What, Fedotushka, aren’t you happy that you hung your head?” (c) L. Filatov.

29. Erotic paintings by Vera Donskaya-Khilko. You can buy the ones you like. Honestly, I don’t even know which wall in my apartment this painting will look best on :)

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32. Wrestling with and. A question arose for the author: why does the prime minister have two?

33. From the museum we smoothly flowed into the store. In some places it turned out to be even a little more interesting.

34. Everything you need for role-playing games.

35. Recommended after a long journey on Russian railways.

36. No comments, because fantasy no longer works :)

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44. After viewing the exhibition and sales area, even the ottomans for trying on shoes seemed to have sexual overtones.

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47. Let's summarize: As long as humanity has existed, the topic of sex has always been relevant. Therefore, if you have an hour of free time and you find yourself not far from Arbat, then stopping by and surprising your new girlfriend will not hurt :). Fortunately, the cost of tickets, thanks to the Couponator, is no more expensive than a couple of glasses of beer in nearby establishments.