Icelandic Phallological Museum
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Pedro Pereira
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"Icelandic Phallological Museum is a themed museum located in the Icelandic city of Reykjavík. Its entire collection is made up of pieces dedicated to the phallus (from the Latin phallus: one of several synonyms for the penis).
In July 2011, the museum obtained its first human penis, one of many promised by potential donors. Its detachment from the donor's body did not go as planned and was reduced to a grayish-brown wrinkled mass that was preserved in a bottle of formalin. The museum continues its search for "a younger, bigger and better one."
Founded in 1997 by professor Sigurður Hjartarson, it has a collection of 280 specimens of 93 species of animals and includes 55 penises taken from whales and even rats. The largest penis in the museum is that of a blue whale, which is 1.70 meters long and the smallest phallic specimen is that of a hamster, measuring just 2 millimeters. In 2011, the museum added to its collection a human penis from a 95-year-old donor who died, but had donated the organ while alive. Due to problems during the surgery, this specimen is kept in a bottle of formaldehyde.
The museum has become a popular tourist attraction with thousands of visitors a year and has received international media attention, including a Canadian documentary called The Final Member, which covers the museum's quest to obtain a human penis. According to its mission statement, the museum aims to enable "individuals to undertake serious study in the field of phallology in an organized and scientific manner.""
Aleksandra Lechwar
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"Entry fee: 18 euro
That's a unique museum for sure and you can probably guess the topic from their name. "
Kristen Mackiewicz
" Houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. Admission: 2500 ISK"
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