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The Vagina Museum needs a new home

[21]Thom Dunn 7:53 am Wed Aug 4, 2021

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The [23]Vagina Museum was founded in the UK in 2017 as the "world's
first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the
gynae anatomy" (the project was [24]largely inspired as a reaction to
the Iceland Phallological Museum). At first, the museum did mostly
pop-up events at places Green Man Festival to the Royal Institution to
the Feminist Library to the Freud Museum, with exhibits that focused on
things like the history of menstruation.

In 2019, the Vagina Museum found a permanent home in [25]Camden Market,
and soon became a [26]celebrated destination. But, like a lot of
things, COVID-19 threw that for a loop. As they explained via Twitter:

Camden Market will not be renewing our lease. They've decided to
turn the Vagina Museum's premises into a clothes shop instead. We've
asked about alternative buildings within the market, and they
haven't offered anything fit for purpose.
— Vagina Museum (@vagina_museum) [27]August 2, 2021

The one new space Camden Market have shown us is on a top floor,
this would effectively relegate the Vagina Museum to the top shelf
and out of sight.

This simply won't work for us: "vagina" is not a dirty word. It
should be visible within the community, battling the shame attached
to the word, not hidden away like a dirty mag.

We explained the unit wasn't suitable, but they didn't offer any
alternatives.

We've been trying for the last year to secure new premises, as
demand for a museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the
gynaecological anatomy is exceeding physical capacity. We are
actively pursuing leads, but we need options if these do not pan
out.

So this is the point where we're asking for your help. Do you work
somewhere which might have a building which is suitable to be the
next Vagina Museum premises? Do you know someone who can help?

If we don't get these matters resolved, the Vagina Museum won't
exist as a physical space at the end of September.

In a worst-case scenario, we're also looking for anyone who can
offer us a storage option if we cannot find suitable premises – if
you've got any empty office buildings which aren't being used, would
we be able to store our exhibition and collection until this is
resolved?
— Vagina Museum (@vagina_museum) [28]August 2, 2021

I haven't been to the museum myself, but I hope it survives long enough
that I can make it some day.

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