What the Differences Between These Penis and Vagina Museums Say About Sex and Society

A tale of two genitalia galleries. When you walk into the Icelandic Phallological Museum, situated in downtown Reykjavik, you are immediately shed of the notion that its founder is unaware of the gag.  The gift shop is full of cheeky penis-themed trinkets, from penis-bottle openers to condoms featuring photos of Iceland’s most beautiful, and most phallic, natural wonders (think exploding geysers).  Once you walk past the gift shop, however, the cheekiness gives way to an overwhelming collection of mammalian penises—284 to be exact. The collection ranges in size, housing both massive members from sperm whales to the teeniest little penis … Continue reading What the Differences Between These Penis and Vagina Museums Say About Sex and Society