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Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.” ― Google

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The Vagina is a museum in London to shame 'banish''

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The World 's first museum to honor the whole set of the Vagina, opening in the UK.

The London-opens-based its doors for the First Time at 16. November after a £50,000 crowdfunding campaign.

The Museum aims to educate and increase awareness of vaginal and Vulva health and the fight against stigmatization.

its founder, it is referred to as "The World 's first brick-and-mortar museum dedicated to gynecological anatomy. "

The Museum nights, art exhibitions, theatre, workshops and comedy-all around the Vagina.

Director Florence Schechter decided, it houses up to 2017, after the discovery of Iceland Phallological Museum, The World 's largest display of penises, had no equivalent for the Vulva and Vagina.

She Said that is the goal of The Museum , "erase the stigma around The Body , and gynaecological anatomy" for all, regardless of race, gender, or sex.

Florence Schechter, Director of the Vagina-Museum

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Ms Schechter said The Museum , which, In Essence , a cultural centre, running, child-friendly programs for families and schools.

It is also an outreach program to ensure children feel comfortable talking about female genitals from an early age.

"If you are ashamed of your body, it is really difficult for you to talk about things," She Said . "It's about de-stigmatization of this part of The Body , and honest about what it is doing. "

"This is a part of The Body that should be celebrated. The Museum is a fantastic way to spread The Message that there is nothing shameful or offensive about vaginas and vulvas. "

The Vagina-The Museum has also involved the collaboration with The Royal College of obstetricians and gynecologists, women in conversations about some of the taboos that exist to women's health.

"Both organizations share a common mission of spreading the knowledge and awareness of the pelvic anatomy and health," said Dr. Alison Wright , Vice-President of the organization. "We believe that The Museum understood a great addition to help people, to talk about the health of women and, it is more open. "

The Museum , based on the Camden Market , is host of exhibitions, workshops and film screenings on topics such as body image, consent, Mental Health , and sexuality.

The Museum outreach program will encourage healthy and inclusive sex and relationships education. It professionals to provide services and support for trans and intersex people are working with doctors and medical.

Zoe Williams , head of development and marketing for The Museum , told the BBC: "so far the response is very, very positive. We are really overwhelmed how many people say what a good idea it was.

"With our outreach, we want to bust myths, and we really believe firmly in Integration and acceptance for all. "

Ms Schechter added that The Museum is no cost for admission, inclusive of all genders, because "not everyone who has a vagina is a woman, and not every woman has a vagina".

His first exhibition, Muff Busters: Vagina-myths and How To Fight it, opens on may 16. November and to run in the New Year .



sex education, transgender, sexual health

Source of news: bbc.com

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