Museums · London
Vagina Museum
Vagina Museum — museum in London, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge Heath · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Vagina Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2017. Named after vagina. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in London, UK". Coordinates: 51.5304°, -0.0569°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Vagina Museum is the world's first brick and mortar museum about the female reproductive system. The project is based in the United Kingdom, and moved into its first fixed location in Camden Market, London, in October 2019. Its first exhibition opened on 16 November 2019. It moved to its second premises in Bethnal Green in March 2022 where it remained until February 2023. It reopened in its next long-term home in two railway arches in Bethnal Green in November 2023.
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Background
History
The project to create the Vagina Museum was launched when the founder, Florence Schechter, discovered there was a penis museum in Iceland, the Icelandic Phallological Museum, but there was no equivalent for the vagina or vulva.
Description
The Vagina Museum was founded by Florence Schechter in response to a lack of gynaecological representation within the culture and heritage sector throughout the world. The museum usually hosts two temporary exhibitions per year which explore a multitude of topics surrounding gynaecological health, social history, activism and discourse, as well as an events programme of talks, workshops, comedy, theatre and performance art.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5304, -0.0569
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E2 9RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Established
- 2017
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge Heath — 0.2 km
- Opening
- We-Su 10:00-18:00
- Official site
- www.vaginamuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q55075068 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Vagina Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Vagina Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vagina Museum?
- Vagina Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E2 9RG), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- When was Vagina Museum built?
- Built or established in 2017.
- How do I get to Vagina Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Cambridge Heath, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E2 9RG.
- How busy is Vagina Museum?
- Vagina Museum draws around 119,000 visitors a year.