Sexmuseum Amsterdam men to the Romans’ insatiable appetite for sex, visitors will learn how sex was viewed throughout history, and this includes the repressive Middle Ages. http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/sexmuseum-amsterdam-venustempel-explore-history-eroticism/ 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
Venus Genetrix (sculpture) Venus Genetrix (sculpture) The sculptural type of Venus Genetrix shows the Roman goddess Venus in her aspect of "Genetrix" (mother), as she was honoured by the Julio-Claudian dynasty of Rome, who followed the precedent of Julius Caesar in claiming her as their ancestor. Through this historical chance, a Roman designation is applied to an iconological type of Aphrodite that originated among the Greeks. On the night before the decisive battle of Pharsalus (48 BC), Julius Caesar vowed to dedicate a temple at Rome to Venus, supposed ancestor of his "gens". In fulfilment of his vow he erected a temple of