Museum of Eroticism
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Museum of Eroticism (French: Musée de l'érotisme) was a sex museum in Paris devoted to the erotic art collections of antique dealer Alain Plumey and French teacher Jo Khalifa. It opened on 8 November 1997,[1][2] and closed its doors on November 7, 2016.[3]

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Founded in 1997, the museum was situated in the Pigalle district of Paris, at 72 Boulevard de Clichy, around 100m from the Moulin Rouge.[2][4] The building was a former cabaret venue.[1] The collection ranged from the ancient religious art of India, Japan and Africa right up to contemporary art with an erotic focus. There were five floors, including a basement exhibition. One floor was devoted to the history of maisons closes, the legal brothels of the 19th and early 20th century.[5] The museum contained around 2000 exhibits.[2] Children under 16 were not allowed in the museum.[2]
The film Polisson et galipettes was shown; it is a collection of pornographic shorts formerly exhibited in the maisons closes. The upper two floors had revolving exhibitions, mainly of contemporary artists.[1] It was visited by the main character in the novel Merde Actually, the sequel to A Year in the Merde.[6]
In 2013, erotic artist Namio Harukawa exhibited "Garden of Domina" at the museum, which featured art of dominatrixes facesitting on submissive males.[7][8]
After the owner of the building refused to renew the lease, the museum closed to the public on November 6, 2016, and the entire collection was auctioned off.[9]
Gallery
- Multiple objects related to sexuality with five pieces of pottery from ancient Greece
- A miniature erotic scene at the museum
- Erotic Photos
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