Sex Museum and VenusTempel - Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe Amsterdam Sex Museum and Venus Temple is the oldest erotic museum in the world. It first opened in 1985 and in 2005 celebrated its 20th anniversary. Located in a 17th century building, the museum originally only had a couple of cabinets worth of erotic objects. It wasn't long, however, before the enthusiasm of visitors prompted the owners to expand. The museum now has three huge sections and caters to over 500,000 visitors every year. During excavation of the building, renovators uncovered two erotic artefacts: a fragment of a Delft Blue tile showing a man with an erection playing cards, and a small antique Hermes figurine with an enormous penis. Visitors are greeted at the entrance by a satyr with an erect penis and a life-size animatronic statue of a flasher. Most of the exhibits are relatively tame, however there is a room towards the end of the museum that contains photographs that will shock people, and it carries an appropriate warning. Collection Highlights Statue of a nude Marilyn Monroe, "devil" display, Tango sculpture, various fertility figures from cultures around the world, original iron chastity belt, Chinese pillow books, Roman stone phallus, Japanese Shunga art, antique and modern fetish wear, Kama Sutra manuscripts, private booths with antique films, giant penis sculptures. Facts for the Visitor
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