Thanks to stories like this, it’s pretty clear that there’s still a lot we need to learn about vaginas.
Those visiting London can get their knowledge in check at the world’s first vagina museum, which is opening in the capital this weekend.
You may have been to the penis museum in Reykjavik, which houses pickled penises from pretty much any animal you can think of. As well as the human interest side, though, this will have a more educational bent.
Set inside Camden’s Stables Market, the museum aims to break taboos about gynaecological health and anatomy, and act as a forum for women, the LGBT+ community, and the intersex community.
In there you’ll find hundreds of illustrations of the vulva and the vagina, as well as models and sculptures, and even worn underwear to show that discharge can bleach.
The project was first launched in 2017 by Florence Schechter, and started with pop ups around the country including exhibitions and events.
The Camden location will be their first premises, and it will eventually move on to a more permanent location.
It’s a huge achievement for the creators, who managed to raise over £50,000 in donations from over £1,000 people to fund the museum.
All their exhibitions are completely free, and their first is called ‘Muff Busters: Vagina Myths and How To Fight Them’.
There, you’ll be able to get answers about everything from gynaecological anatomy, to cleanliness, appearance, periods, sex and contraception.
Muff Busters curator Sarah Creed said: ‘The facts for me were astounding… half of people surveyed did not know where the vagina was, I thought that was one thing people did know.
‘Also for me, it was a statistic that one in five adult women think they have to remove a tampon to urinate – that blew my mind.’
This first exhibition will be running until the end of February, after which they plan to focus on the history of menstruation.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/16/worlds-first-vagina-museum-now-open-london-11167828/
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