The Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery, also known as the Antarang Museum, was dedicated to educating the young and old about the human body, sexuality and AIDS. It was the only museum of its kind in South Asia. The museum was founded in Mumbai in 2002 as a result of the joint efforts of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and the Mumbai District Aids Control Society (MDACS) & Dr Prakash Sarang following an increase in AIDS cases. In 2008, the museum made plans to relocate to Goa.[1] However, the museum shut down and did not reopen.[2][3]
The museum's collection included wooden and plastic models of human anatomy as well as a presentation about pregnancy and reproduction.[2] The free museum taught local groups about sex education, and its regular client base grew to include prostitutes and their clients.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Coelho, Alicia (30 July 2008). "Shut in Mumbai, sex museum heads to Goa". Mid Day. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- 1 2 Rathod, Shreya (15 December 2022). "There Was Once A Sex Museum In India". Curly Tales. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Desai, Geeta (27 August 2013). "India's only sex museum: BMC opens it, shuts it and forgets it". DNA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ Silverman, Lois H. (2010). The Social Work of Museums. Taylor & Francis. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-415-77521-2.
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