Museum of Eroticism

French sex museum in Paris

Musée de l'érotisme, 72 boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement

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 closed its doors on November 7, 2016.

## History[edit]

Founded in 1997, the museum was situated in the Pigalle district of Paris, at 72 Boulevard de Clichy.[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 maisons closes, the legal brothels of the 19th and early 20th century.

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. It was visited by the main character in the novel Merde Actually, the sequel to A Year in the Merde.[2]

In 2013, erotic artist Namio Harukawa exhibited "Garden of Domina" at the museum, which featured art of dominatrixes facesitting on submissive males.[3][4]

After the owner of the building refused to renew the lease, the museum closed to the public on November 7, 2016, and the entire collection was auctioned off.[5]

## Gallery[edit]

* Multiple objects related to sexuality with five pieces of pottery from ancient Greece

* A miniature erotic scene at the museum

* A phallic carving on display at The Erotic Museum, Paris

* Erotic Photos

## See also[edit]

* List of museums in Paris
* List of sex museums

## References[edit]

1. ^ « Le musée des plaisirs intimes », L'Express, août 2000.
2. ^ A Nice Mix of Art, History and Sex Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Metropole Paris, 16 January 2004
3. ^ Giard, Agnès (15 July 2013). "Une exposition de face-sitting à Paris". Libération. Retrieved 20 Jul 2018.
4. ^ "Fesses en pleine face". Libération. 16 Jul 2013. Retrieved 20 Jul 2018.
5. ^ "Paris perd son Musée de l'Erotisme: ses collections coquines aux enchères". L'Express (in French). 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-09.

## External links[edit]

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* Museum website

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