How the taxpayer funded The Vagina Museum
It is also a "charity" - apparently. Austerity strikes again!
Did you know that the UK has a āVagina Museumā?
I thought Iād check - because itās the sort of thing that seems obvious to Londoners, but might be better concealed from the rest of the country.
Youāre not missing anything if you havenāt been. I went in 2019 quite unexpectedly.
I was walking around Camden Market with a friend when we stumbled upon it. Obviously anyone who sees a sign saying āThe Vagina Museumā will stop in their tracks. We went in and had a look. I can only describe it as a room with vagina merchandise for sale. Here are some pictures from that trip below:
I didnāt stay long in āthe museumā (it really is a stretch to call it that) because I didnāt want to buy anything. I couldnāt exactly imagine a relative jumping for joy after they unwrapped a vagina necklace for Christmas.
Since then The Vagina Museum - which is now based in East London - has gained a bit more traction in terms of social media profile. In 2022, to celebrate International Womenās day, for instance, it posted this:
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