Sarah Forbes was the curator of the Museum of Sex in New York City for twelve years, from shortly after its inception until the beginning of 2016. In her new book, Sex in the Museum: My Unlikely Career at New York’s Most Provocative Museum, Forbes chronicles the growth of what is now a major cultural landmark in New York and recalls how she and the museum grew up together, from her background in anthropology through her first fumbling introductions to curatorial work, through her fascination with collectors of sex memorabilia, the difficulties of being a sex curator in the NYC dating scene, exploring the vast world of kink, love and marriage, condom dresses, motherhood, and much more. The book is a fun but informative read that will entertain readers while also teaching them volumes about the world of sex through the eyes of one of its most dedicated students.
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