Sexmuseum Amsterdam Sexmuseum Amsterdam The Sexmuseum or the Temple of Venus (Dutch: "Venustempel") is a sex museum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum opened in 1985. It had 675,000 visitors in 2015, making it one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands. The museum features an extensive collection of pictures, recordings, photos, paintings and artifacts which allow visitors to explore the evolution of human sexuality throughout the ages. Visitors learn about the history of sex and how it has evolved over the centuries. Visitors may be surprised to learn just how open and free historical civilizations were. From Cleopatra’s regiment of
Venus (mythology) of his divine consort Venus, and possibly a statue of the deceased and deified Caesar. Vitruvius recommends that any new temple to Venus be sited according to rules laid down by the Etruscan haruspices, and built "near to the gate" of the city, where it would be less likely to contaminate "the matrons and youth with the influence of lust". He finds the Corinthian style, slender, elegant, enriched with ornamental leaves and surmounted by volutes, appropriate to Venus' character and disposition. Vitruvius recommends the widest possible spacing between the temple columns, producing a light and airy space, and he offers