Museum of Sex

The Museum of S*x is dedicated to the exploration of the history, evolution and cultural significance of human s*xuality. We strive to give reason to emotion and understanding to our impulses.
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This is not a place for the expected: we are a kunsthalle, a cabinet of curiosities, a collection of the rare, repulsive, delicious, old, new, high, low, good and bad that serves as a barometer of contemporary culture. We encourage the simultaneous occupation of the city, the marketplace and the mind by presenting work that mines the fringes of society and exposes our unique behaviors through the

Operating as usual

08/26/2021

Louis Soubrier’s Siège D'Amour Love Chair is now on view long term in the second-floor exhibition Artifact [###]: Selections from Secret Collections.

Specially designed in 1890 by French cabinet-maker Louis Soubrier for King Edward VII (1841-1910), the Prince of Wales and King of England from 1901 to 1910, who was also known as “Dirty Bertie,” the multi-leveled design enabled the infamous playboy prince to partake in sexual amusement with minimal exertion in numerous ways, including with two ladies at once. While the exact chair used by “Dirty Bertie” is now owned by Soubrier’s great-grandson, the present example is one of just two replicas based on the original design. The only other known replica is on view at the Sex Machines Museum in Prague. The chair has been featured in both BBC and Smithsonian documentaries such as the Private Lives of Monarchs.

Artifact [###] also features objects on loan from the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University Bloomington, Stanley B. Burns, MD Collection & Archive and the Dittrick Medical History Center at the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

08/17/2021

Enjoy a nostalgic look back on popular culture of the last six decades through the subversive art films of Carolee Schneemann and Shawné Michaelain Holloway, unforgettable music videos and advertisements featuring Jimi Hendrix, Edie Adams, Donna Summers, Prince, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Fabio, Salt-N-Pepa, Rihanna and Cardi B, and films such as Midnight Cowboy (1968), Deepthroat (1972), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Moonlight (2016).

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See these and more in “Porno Chic to Sex Positivity” now on view #museumofsex #nycmuseums

08/05/2021

In Consumer Art, Natalia LL's playful 16-minute art film from 1975, models suggestively and playfully consume a variety of foods. This dynamic film flips gender dynamics as these women take active roles dominating symbols of masculinity while displaying their own personality quirks. See it on view in our new exhibition looking at illicit media in art, film, advertising and music since the 1960s.

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Image courtesy of the Natalia LL Archive and the ZW Foundation

04/27/2021

Experience four floors of ecstatic amusements created by some of the world's most innovative artists and designers.

Reserve your tickets online 🎟️

02/26/2021

Masked up and ready to go! Open Wednesday-Monday reserve your tickets online! 🎟️

09/14/2020

Get your hump on. Museum is now open Wednesday (humpday) and make-out Monday.
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09/02/2020

is now open. Click bio for info and tickets.

08/17/2020

is getting turned on.
Announcing our reopening, Thursday August 27th. Cleaner than ever :). Tickets now on sale! Click bio for more.

07/16/2020

We’re getting turned on.
The Museum of Sex reopens soon. Cleaner than ever ;). Official date coming soon.

07/04/2020

Timeline Photos

07/04/2020

Timeline Photos

04/13/2020

"Laia Abril’s careful global exploration of the past and present of contraception and abortion re-frames the issue, showing us that abortion is, first and foremost, not a political currency but a vivid lived experience for women around the world and throughout history. Abril’s work looks at the long struggle to obtain rights to family planning for women and demonstrates the complicated decisions women make when choosing to end a pregnancy, with their very health and survival on the line."

– Lissa Rivera, Curator @museumofsex

"On Abortion" running February 7th – October 15th 2020 https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/27304/

04/07/2020

Cam Life: An Introduction to Webcam Culture https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/cam-life/

On view through May 31, 2020 in partnership with
@Cam4 #museumofsex #camlife

03/25/2020

03/18/2020

Cam Life: An Introduction to Webcam Culture https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/cam-life/

On view through May 31, 2020 in partnership with
@Cam4 #museumofsex #camlife

03/16/2020

As much as mama loves to stay open, we're closed for the time being.

Stay safe. Stay fun. We love you. 💕

📷 @madame_masochist

03/15/2020

¡ʎʇɹɐd ɐ sᴉ ǝɟᴉl

📷 @_kay_wiz

03/14/2020

Mother Earth needs her orgasmic energy back. Are you ready to help her?

📷 @jaimiecee

03/13/2020

"My favorite F word is...

a) Friday 🙌
b) Fashion 👜"

📷 @ihateblonde

03/09/2020

Dear Monday, go step on a lego

📷 @iam_sydneyb

03/03/2020

Cam Life: An Introduction to Webcam Culture https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/cam-life/

On view through May 31, 2020 in partnership with
@Cam4 #museumofsex #camlife

02/28/2020

Ready to slay #weekendvibes

📷 @estefifi

02/28/2020

Friday: time to release your inner...
a) Queen B
b) Riri
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📷 @victoriax_xux

02/26/2020

On Wednesdays we wear pink 💁🏽

📷 @filthyrichnaya

02/24/2020

Cam Life: An Introduction to Webcam Culture https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/cam-life/

On view through May 31, 2020 in partnership with
@Cam4 #museumofsex #camlife

02/22/2020

An ecstatic weekend to all the single ladies!

📷 @bxmxe

02/21/2020

Move over, coffee. Today is a day for some...

📷 @rocknrollhobo

02/19/2020

“Under “natural” circumstances, the average woman would get pregnant about 15 times in her life, resulting in ten births. Seven of those babies would survive childhood. For centuries, people have searched for ways to delay or terminate pregnancy. Today, safe and efficient means of abortion finally exist, yet women around the world continue to use ancient, illegal or risky home methods: Every year, 47,000 women around the world die due to botched abortions. Across countries and religions, millions of women are blocked from abortion technologies by law and social coercion and are forced to carry pregnancies to term against their will. Some are minors and rape victims. In violation of patient confidentiality codes, doctors and healthcare providers have been known to report women seeking illegal abortions, even when abortion is medically necessary to save the patient’s life.”

– Laia Abril

Laia Abril | On Abortion: And the Repercussions of Lack of Access. Exhibition running February 7th – October 15th 2020 @museumofsex https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/27304/

02/17/2020

To claw or to pinch, that is the question...

📷 @theofficialzina

02/14/2020

I got 99 problems, but Vday anxiety ain't one https://www.museumofsex.com/valentines/

📷 @melinda_melrose

02/13/2020

*VERY* limited tickets still available for Vday⁠ https://www.museumofsex.com/valentines/

Artwork: @jptredicce

02/12/2020

Cam Life: An Introduction to Webcam Culture https://www.museumofsex.com/portfolio_page/cam-life/

On view through May 31, 2020 in partnership with
@Cam4 #museumofsex #camlife

02/12/2020

Special Valentine's Day tix packages all week February 10-16

Tickets will sell out so reserve now! https://www.museumofsex.com/valentines/

02/11/2020

When you & bestie have VDay backup plans #singlelife

📷 @sabrinaleff @brianna.trocchia

02/10/2020

Special Valentine's Day tix packages all week February 10-16

Tickets will sell out so reserve now! https://www.museumofsex.com/valentines/

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New York, NY
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Subway: R,W to 28th Street (Broadway); 6 to 28th Street (Park Avenue). Bus: M2,M3,M5 going downtown on Fifth Avenue; M6,M7 going downtown on Broadway; M2,M3 going uptown on Madison Avenue. Parking Lots/Garages: Chelnik Parking CO 200 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016 (212) 684-9704 Meyers Parking System Inc – Parking 240 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016 (212) 684-8934 Penny Garage Corporation 242 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 (212) 779-2966 Excellent Parking Corporation 155 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016 (212) 684-8259

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We’re getting turned on. The Museum of S*x reopens soon. Cleaner than ever ;). Official date coming soon.

*VERY* limited tickets still available for Vday⁠ https://www.museumofsex.com/valentines/ Artwork: @jptredicce

Special Valentine's Day tix packages all week February 10-16 Tickets will sell out so reserve now! https://www.museumofsex.com/valentines/

Evening cardio @angelanddren

Iggy Pop at the #museumofsex in the current #PunkLust #exhibit. Book your tickets now: http://bit.ly/2w9mJQK

Here is a film clip from our current #Punklust #exhibit. From May 31 to June 4 In conjunction with the Museum of S*x’s exhibition “Punk Lust: Raw Provocation, 1971-1985,” Anthology Film Archives will host a film program that expands on the exhibition by surveying how Punk culture used the language of sexuality – both visually and lyrically – to transgress and defy, whether in the service of political provocation, raw desire, or simply to break through the stifling gender norms and social expectations of its time. @anthologyfilmarchives http://bit.ly/30eqbHK

Iron Hole, is one of many #film #clips shown in our museum's #art #exhibits, which one is your favorite?

#SUPERFUNLAND is coming www.superfunland.com

Have you ever wondered how Po*******hy got started? Get a history lesson you won’t forget at our Stag: The Illicit Origins of Pornographic Film. On view now. 👀

MoS*x Valentine's Day Packages

Did you know that your "Gold" Valentine's Ticket Packages include 2 admission tickets, 2 Jump for Joy Passes, 2 Lover's Cocktails and $50 to our retail store?? Name a better deal, we'll wait. Check our our Gold and Silver packages at the link below. While supplies last! https://tix.museumofsex.com

Enjoy this teaser for @teyanataylor 's new music video for her single "W.T.P." shot at the Museum of S*x. Dropping soon...

Pride Parade 2018

Museum of S*x Friday Night Soirée

Join us this Friday, August 18 at 8PM for an unforgettable experience in the Disco Lounge. Featuring appearances by: Justin Angel, Amanda Lepore, Linux, Kyle Farmery, Pauli Cakes, Grisel Lopez, Pan Dulce, Radical Pomm, Baby Yors, Ryker Allen, Heather Jones, Brian Brigantti, Femmeasf**k, Marcus Tyler, Luxury Carcass, Gia Garison, Guvanch, Sassy Cilantro and many more.

Yes, vi****or racing is now a sport.

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We strive to give reason to emotion and understanding to our impulses. This is not a place for the expected: we are a kunstkammer, a cabinet of curiosities, a collection of the rare, repulsive, delicious, old, new, high, low, good and bad that serves as a barometer of contemporary culture. We encourage the simultaneous occupation of the city, the marketplace and the mind by presenting work that mines the fringes of society and exposes our unique behaviors through the lens of the most fundamental human activity: s*x. This is more than a museum: We are an institution that believes in embracing society and existing beyond its walls. We promote organic growth and foster an entrepreneurial spirit that values original ideas. To do this, we seek the engagement and collaboration of fearless visionaries from all industries who challenge, stimulate and disrupt the status quo. Together we develop innovative events, exhibits, products and experiences that bring the best of current scholarship on s*x and s*xuality to the widest possible audiences.