Antarang Museum

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} The '''Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery''', also known as the '''Antarang Museum''', was dedicated to educating the young and old about the [[human body]], [[Human sexuality|sexuality]] and [[AIDS]]. It was the only museum of its kind in [[South Asia]]. The museum was founded in [[Mumbai]] in 2002 as a result of the joint efforts of the [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai]] (MCGM) and the Mumbai District Aids Control Society (MDACS) & Dr Prakash Sarang following an increase in AIDS cases. In 2008, the museum made plans to move to the tourist town of [[Goa]] where Sarang believes its mission will be better received.<ref name=mid>{{cite news|last=Coelho|first=Alicia|title=Shut in Mumbai, sex museum heads to Goa|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/jul/300708SexMuseum.htm|accessdate=2012-01-17|newspaper=Mid Day|date=2008-07-30}}</ref> However, as of 2013 it was still closed and seemed unlikely to reopen.<ref name=sic>{{cite news|last=Desai |first=Geeta |title=India's only sex museum: BMC opens it, shuts it and forgets it |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-india-s-only-sex-museum-bmc-opens-it-shuts-it-and-forgets-it-1880400 |accessdate=2019-06-05 |newspaper=DNA |date=2013-08-27 }}</ref>

The museum's collection includes a visual display of the [[Reproduction|reproductive process]], [[safe sex]] props and several full-blown images of [[sexually transmitted disease]]s (STDs). In addition, 20 sculptures form part of the exhibition that educates visitors about the human form, [[sexual intercourse]] and AIDS.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} The free museum taught local groups about sex education and its regular client base grew to include prostitutes and their clients.<ref name=tf>{{cite book|last=Silverman|first=Lois H.|title=The Social Work of Museums|year=2010|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-77521-2|pages=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uvqYLb01_1MC&dq=Antarang+-+Sex+Health+Information+Art+Gallery&pg=PA77}}</ref>

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