At the Erotic Heritage Museum (EHM), the mission is simple – to create a sex-positive space where people can come to explore human sexuality through art, multimedia displays, and powerful exhibitions. The 24,000-sq-ft space hosts permanent and temporary exhibits that all speak to artistic expressions of sex, love, and lust. Each exhibit works to normalize expressions of these emotions and help make these ideals available to all regardless of age, sex, gender, and so on.
As you peruse the halls of the museum, you’ll find everything from Chinese artifacts to a multimedia display depicting the human form in all shapes. EHM constantly switches out their exhibits with art from new and older artists, modern and contemporary, national and international. Explore the mix of artifacts, sculptures, and paintings and embrace the holistic educational experience that the museum has created. A trip to the Erotic Heritage Museum will really shine a light on undervalued items that tell so much about our history as a species.
Erotic Heritage Museum highlights
- Bettina Hubby: The Sexual Bronze Show Installation – through 2019, Bettina Hubby will showcase work focused on the importance of healthy sex, the celebration of bodies in all forms, and a sense of humor that makes an important topic fun. Explore sculptures, paintings, and digital art covered in gorgeous bronzes.
- Peruvian Erotic Smoking Pipe – this pipe is an example of Peruvian pottery with an erotic theme. Made of bamboo with a clay pipe bowl, this pipe reveals a couple in an intimate position.
- Chinese Snuff Bottles – these delicate containers, made of jade, bone, glass, and ivory, were created to hold ground powdered tobacco, often called snuff. The bottles on display were originally made for the Chinese Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
- Costa Rica Primal Penetration Statues: The Kissing Couple – this is one of EHM’s most unique pieces. The Kissing Couple statue is a realistic depiction of human relations.
- Screw Magazine – this exhibition is an ode to Al Goldstein, the publisher of Screw Magazine and a pioneer in modern-day pornography. Goldstein took on sexual hypocrisy, religion, and politics within the pages of his magazine.
- Sex in Space – see why scientists say sex in space is no good and how NASA has handled these issues in years past. Enter the immersive exhibit and see what it’s like to take a ride in space.
- World Erotic Collection – see how erotic art of the past has influenced the tastemakers of today. Learn what makes art erotic and see which famous pieces you’ve seen recreated in the art and culture of today.
Did you know
In addition to its exhibits, EHM helps in providing a space for scientific and literary research into the topics they feel most passionate about – healthy human sexuality.
The museum originally began as a partnership between a preacher, Rev. Ted McIlvenna, and a pornographer, Harry Mahoney.
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