Museum Erotica, Copenhagen, DenmarkFounded in 1992 and opened in 1994, Museum Erotica is another fine example of the classic European sex museum. It champions "art, kitsch and commerce". It's website says the museum has played host to over a million visitors since it opened, half of whom were women. The museum was founded by Ole Ege and Kim Clausen. Ege has worked as a photographer and filmmaker, and he created many adult films in the late sixties and seventies. “For decades Denmark has been sexually liberated” he told RyanAir Magazine, “but we are still not liberated in our heads. For me eroticism refers to the best and finest things of life." It has 25 galleries featuring a wide range of erotic artefacts, artwork, films and photography. The exhibits become more explicit as you ascend each floor. Denmark was one of the first European countries to liberalise pornography, in 1967, and the museum showcases the changes that occured during that time with a special exhibition. The museum offers conference facilities, bachelor parties and even offers sex education tours for primary school students. Collection Highlights Wall paintings from Pompeii, chastity belts, wax tableau of Fanny Hill, exhibition on the legalisation of pornography, Indian erotic minature paintings, turn of the century prostitute photos, exhibition on the love lives of famous people, department of spanking, special gay collection including works by Mapplethorpe and Tom of Finland, photos by Ole Ege. Facts for the Visitor
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