How the taxpayer funded The Vagina Museum

It is also a "charity" - apparently. Austerity strikes again!

Did you know that the UK has a “Vagina Museum”?

I thought I’d check - because it’s the sort of thing that seems obvious to Londoners, but might be better concealed from the rest of the country.

You’re not missing anything if you haven’t 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 “The Vagina Museum” 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 didn’t stay long in “the museum” (it really is a stretch to call it that) because I didn’t want to buy anything. I couldn’t 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 Women’s day, for instance, it posted this: