Museum of Sex

Everything was too loud and overstimulating for me. It also was not worth $40 for a ticket. For comparison, tickets for The Met were only $30. I wish there were more context/description on most of the items. One particularly stood out to me - the section about the pornographic/artsy films. I couldn't tell which film we were watching based on the description. There was one description that was so vague it basically said nothing that helped identify it at all. Also there was a lot of context that was missing. I really wish the queer section was bigger and that there was a section on sex and disability.

I got separated from my partner at one point because she took the slide, which did not have a label that said "no re-entry" or anything, and was not allowed to come back up the stairs (was told no by two employees). I did not see her leave, so I actually asked an attendant if she had seen her and she radioed about it. All because the employees wouldn't let her "go backwards" after she accidentally went down a floor. She ended up just coming back up anyway but I found this ludicrous.

The attendant at the sex god game was wonderful at his job (dressed in black with gauge earrings) and I wish he had been present for more things. 10/10 charismatic and engaging.

I would have given it 4 stars had the ticket been $25. It was still overstimulating and loud but it was worth $25 I think.

The only way to buy tickets is online, by the way, and you incur a $4 fee for purchasing online. (???)

Edit to respond to the museum: the exhibits were also overstimulating. The films/clips shown were very loud. I couldn't stay in the room with them due to the volume. The silent exhibits were fine. But I also wish there had been a photosensitivity warning on one of the films because it had a lot of flashing.

I'm confused why you are saying that super fun land was worth the increase in price. It was dirty, loud, and I skipped over most of the activities in an attempt to avoid illness. The autowed was fun but everything else was underwhelming in terms of engagement and overwhelming in terms of stimulation. My partner and I felt pressured to do some of the activities despite her disclosing that she had a traumatic experience that would be triggered if she...

Oof. I don't know where to start to be honest. I was looking forward to this museum as someone who studies biology and science.

The first floor was the best as it contained information and artifacts, which is what makes a museum a museum! The other floors were heavily focused on carnivals and psychedelics. There was almost no information about biology, or general history (could have done how other animals mate, acceptance of queerness, how broader cultural views on this topic have changed over time outside of carnival shows, safe practices etc...).

The digital ticket you get is supposed to give you a "scan and play" so you can play the games. Mine never gave me the option. I was hoping for some trivia or something educational, but there was just arcade games. Some of the games were fun, but if I wanted to go to an arcade I wouldn't be at a museum.

I also found one of the staff members to be incredibly rude! She was giving us a warning about epilepsy and lights in the theater. My parents mentioned that the lights bother them and she started to get mad at us for no reason. My dad was sitting on the bleachers and they were squeaky so she got mad if they made any noise while she was talking even though he couldn't control it. Despite already saying that the lights could be a problem, and mentioning that if they do bother people that we can close our eyes or exit, she proceeded to raise her voice and say that she needs a yes or a no about the lights. I understand that as she stated this is a health related concern, but the way she went about it was very rude. Then she explained that after the show, you can use your phone to do the scan and play (the one that didn't work). So she literally asked us to take out our phones to check and then got mad at us and yelled "DID ANYONE LISTEN TO ANYTHING I JUST SAID", she then went around the room and was like "WERE YOU LISTENING". My dad, out of complete shock, started laughing and she stormed off and left the theater like a toddler having a tantrum.

Overall I would describe this "museum" as more of an adult store with some artifacts, some contemporary art, and games. This venue could be okay for a bachelorette party, but for museums and education I...

I worked a shift here at the Museum of Sex on 7/31/24 for the first time. I was greeted and welcomed by all the staff, or so I thought I was welcomed.

Throughout the shift, I'm surrounded by an abundance of sex toys, so of course my curiosity will wander and I will ask questions about certain products as any HUMAN BEING would do.

Having asked my questions about certain products, I'm being asked questions about my personal sex life from the staff. I thought nothing about it, as I'm seeing the staff entertaining the conversation so I'm thinking this would be a conversation where both parties would be adult enough to keep details between us.

Well I find out the next day, one of the staff decided to gossip about me and my sex life to the other staff, and I was denied being allowed to work there again regardless of my work ethic being satisfactory.

I was not crude, nor vulgar during the conversation held prior to my business being put out there. It's very immature for workers in an adult work field to throw dirt on someone's name and throw them under the bus for speaking on a subject the entire store's theme is about.

If you're a security guard and respect yourself, don't work for the Museum of Sex. They will smile in your face, pretend to be cool with you, ask about your personal life, just to trap you and blab about it to other people who were never in the conversation.

Very childish and a shame because I thought my work ethic would capture a warm welcoming to continue working here. However, I'm a firm believer in everything happening for a reason. Looking back, I dodged a bullet. Doing something as malicious as putting someone else's personal life out there is pathetic.

Had that not happened, I was certainly going to buy one of the stores most expensive products and leave a five star review. But now I feel as though Museum of Sex does not deserve my business nor money. Perhaps they'll learn not to do this again. And I've sure learned my lesson not to share details about myself with people who don't understand basic...