Museum of Sex

In the development of NYCSEX: How New York Transformed Sex in America, the Museum created a board of advisors comprised of leading experts, activists, academics and artists. The Museum’s advisory board has guided curators and guest curators towards research resources, pertinent collections and exhibition relevant artists. Advisors such as Steven Heller, Annie Sprinkle and June M. Reinisch, Director Emeritus for The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction as well as institutional collaborations with New York University’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, New York Historical Society and the Lesbian Herstory Archives have contributed to making the Museum of Sex one of the most dynamic and innovative institutions in the world.

In the past five years the Museum of Sex has generated 12 exhibitions and 5 virtual installations, each in keeping with the Museum’s mission of advocating open discourse surrounding sex and sexuality as well as striving to present to the public the best in current scholarship unhindered by self-censorship. With each new exhibition, lecture series, event and publication, the Museum of Sex is committed to addressing a wide range of topics, while simultaneously highlighting material and artifacts from different continents, cultures, time periods and media.

The Museum’s permanent collection of over 15,000 artifacts is comprised of works of art, photography, clothing and costumes, technological inventions and historical ephemera. Additionally, the museum houses both a research library as well as an extensive multimedia library, which includes 8mm, Super 8mm, 16mm, BETA, VHS and DVDs. From fine art to historical ephemera to film, the Museum of Sex preserves an ever-growing collection of sexually related objects that would otherwise be destroyed and discarded due to their sexual content.

Current Exhibitions

Contact Details
Address: 233 Fifth Avenue (@ 27th Street) New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 689-6337
E-mail: info@museumofsex.com

Hours
Sunday – Friday: 11:00am – 6:30pm (last ticket sold at 5:45pm)
Saturday: 11:00am – 8:00pm (last ticket sold at 7:15pm)
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Adults (18+): $14.50 + tax
Students and Seniors (with valid ID): $13.50 + tax
Group Visits are also available

Purchase advance tickets online
Purchase Tickets Online
Advance or day-of-visit tickets may also be purchased or reserved without a service charge in the Museum Lobby. There is a $1.50-per-ticket service charge for tickets purchased online or by phone.

Ticket sales by phone: (866) MOSEXTIX / (866) 667-3984

Visitor Policies
All patrons (over 18) are welcome.
All backpacks (any size) and umbrellas, parcels, bags, and purses larger than 11 × 14 inches (28 × 35.5 cm) must be checked.
The use of cell phones or pagers in the exhibition area of the Museum is strictly prohibited. *Ticket prices are subject to change; check for latest prices.

Group Visits
Group visits are available at reduced rates for groups of ten to thirty people and can be scheduled during regular hours (depending on availability). Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Group Visits office at (866) MOSEXTIX / (866) 667-3984, Fax (646) 349-1333, or email groupvisits@museumofsex.com.

Transportation & Directions
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