Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson. Phallological Museum
Ever since first opening its doors to the public in 1997, the Icelandic Phallological Museum (Icelandic: Hið Íslenzka Reðasafn) has garnered deserved attention across the globe for its collection of phallic specimens belonging to every species of mammal in Iceland. Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson, asso...
| Published in: | Nordisk Museologi |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oslo Library
2016
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/museolog/article/view/3026 https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.3026 |
| Summary: | Ever since first opening its doors to the public in 1997, the Icelandic Phallological Museum (Icelandic: Hið Íslenzka Reðasafn) has garnered deserved attention across the globe for its collection of phallic specimens belonging to every species of mammal in Iceland. Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson, associate professor of Museum Studies at the University of Iceland, has in this timely volume published by German company LIT Verlag, aimed to demystify the Phallological Museum by portraying the various social, historical and cultural contexts in which it is situated. |
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