New Trip Advisor Reviews - 4 & 5 Stars!

“great fun”

Reviewed November 1, 2012 NEW

My husband and I visited the museum early afternoon. The exhibits range from pornographic video to sex toys through the ages, to art work (statues, paintings etc). Reading up on the history was interesting, it shows how long certain things have been around for (and I am not talking 10's of years here). The sculptures were absolutely amazing and if you really want to see something special, please visit their toilet/restroom (which by the way was one of the cleanest ones I have seen during the whole of my Las Vegas trip!).
I think the only thing I was missing was a better flow from one section to the other, but that is a personal opinion.The decor is a bit dated, but the museum depends on donations so the more people visit, the more chance they will have to make improvements.
The staff are really friendly and they have a great shop. They even have for the locals a small library of all sorts. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I am glad we went. To continue the theme we went to see Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity in the evening. Read up on this show's review and you know what I mean!

“Initially hesitant, but so glad we went”

Reviewed October 29, 2012 NEW

Four Stars!

 

For a hoot, my husband and I (both in our early 60s) though we would check out this museum. We got there about 10min before it opened. It is located next door to a large adult shop and as we sat in the car, I began reconsidering our decision. Luckily we went in. The staff is so friendly and while the museum does have a bit of a "dated" look and atmosphere, it is so full of interesting items, you don't even notice after a few minutes. There is no real "flow" to the museum, but I liked that because we were able to roam around, do our own thing, and see what we wanted as we wanted to see it. If you are someone who is easily offended you don't want to go, because there are a number of graphic images... but what else would you expect?! We enjoyed ourselves very much, not only because of the exihibits, but also because of the friendly, informative staff.

Visited September 2012

And two more recent Five Star Reviews!

“Hidden Gem”

Reviewed September 26, 2012 

 

Visited here one evening in September with the boyfriend. We both loved the place & found it really interesting, a great mix of exhibits and the staff were really friendly. The later opening hours were brill (10pm some nights) & the $15 entrance fee very reasonable, I have recommended it all my friends. Hope to come back in a couple of years!! :-) (also defiantly use the bathroom, its a nice surprise!!)

“Fascinating and fun”

Reviewed August 31, 2012 

 

This museum is marvelous! Learned a lot of historical things about sex films that I didn't know. Also there was a beautiful display of bronze art work while we were there (the displays change as their donations or things on loan come in). I highly recommend visiting this museum! If you are at all curious about sex, the history of sex, films, peep shows, art work, etc. - just go and enjoy.

 

Erotic Heritage Museum featured as part of the Vegas Valley Book Festival

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Erotic Heritage Museum featured in an Illustrated Word Public Art Presentation as part of the Vegas Valley Book Festival, November 1-3.

Markus Tracy, the site on site Public Artist, will be speaking about this project at the Poetry Courtyard Stage, of the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth Street, on Saturday November 3, from 11:45am to 12:00pm, accompanied by Dorian Gomez, the resident curator of the Museum.

http://vegasvalleybookfestival.org/schedule/

According to Markus Tracy, the site on site artist, there will be a total of 5 site on site locations.  

SITE ON SITE is a [site-specific] art project which coincided with the first annual “Day in the Arts District” festival. The city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs accepted Markus’ proposal to paint five text paintings at specific locations throughout the Las Vegas Downtown Arts District. Along with text paintings, a map will be created to engage viewers with the artist statement and location of each project.

Each text represents a title that is evocative of its immediate surroundings.  Roman Times text was used to show a level of truth; typical of a newspaper or literary text. Each text is punctuated by a red dot one foot in diameter proportional in height to each text.  The red dot signifies a location or sign to observe the title in relation to the surrounding environment.  This kind of mapping serves as a signifier prompting the viewer to ponder the personal, social, political, and environmental landscape.

The Term “lost & found” was chosen as a collaborative effort of Markus Tracy, the site on site artist, and Dorian Gomez, the resident curator of the Museum.

The site on site is chosen not so much for what is on the site right now but the property itself and the area.

As Dorian commented, “The Museum is located in a strange area. It has vagrants. Beheaded birds sometimes show up in the parking lot. Visitors from out of town wake up drunk outside. People get lost trying to find the Museum, or find it by chance as they are driving by.”

She also said it is almost like Vegas forgot about this area, even though it is only a block away from the strip. The main focus on the city is to keep people on the strip.

And that is true too of the nature of what exists on this property now.

Much of our lost erotic heritage can be found here at the Museum. 

And it could be said that people who feel a little “lost” can “find” themselves here, too. Even some of the staff who volunteer here have found their life’s purpose doing their graduate studies through the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality that is also associated with the Museum (The Exodus Trust in San Francisco founded both the Institute and the Museum).

So come and “find” yourself or get “lost” within the wonders our forgotten erotic heritage here at the Museum!

Erotikos Film Festival Highlights at the Museum

Last weekend saw the induction to the Museum of the winners of the Erotikos Film Festival, recently held at Hedonism in Jamaica. What a fabulous evening! It was the first time Zalman King's movie "Pleasure or Pain" was shown in a public venue. Famous for other greats like "9 1/2 weeks" and "Red Shoe Diaries" Zalman's final masterpiece was submitted to the Film Festival just before he died in February this year. Amazing! Beautiful cinematography. Great acting. Thought provoking story line. Highly recommended! On the subject of erotic fantasies it certainly captured the essence of the age old question... is it better to keep our fantasies just that - fantasies, or should we enact them and make them reality? Winner of Best Feature and People's Choice Awards.

M. Hawks' "Beyond Dinner", featuring the work of Tantrica Laurie Handlers, won best short film and it was great having her, the Director of the short film, one of the actors and a participant attend as well. Some of them had not seen the finished version. The discussion afterwards was great.

The winner of the best musical was "Manual for Bored Girls" from Spanish Director Jesus Plaza which was quite controversial in it's depiction of what young ladies get up to when they get bored!!!

The winner of best Documentary "A Guide to your Orgasm" by Sheri Testerman was also shown.

We had DJ Chillachilles spinning great sounds, and of course our fabulous staff from the Museum on hand to answer any questions (Dorian, Dr. Amanda, Mercedes, Jane and Shelley).

Thanks to Nancy and her hubby for making this happen! Great event!

Dorian Gomez (resident curator of the Museum and guest judge in Jamaica for the Festival, Nancy receiving the Certificate of Induction from the Museum, Dr. Amanda Morgan and film maker Michael Hawks