Copenhagen’s Museum Erotica may soon have to put its entire collection up for sale if it cannot find investors by the end of the week
A last-minute back-out by potential investors has left the Museum Erotica in Copenhagen facing bankruptcy.
The City Council’s cultural committee has turned down a request to support the museum and the museum’s chief executive, Hanne Stensgaard, [pictured] said the museum is facing the sale of its extensive collection.
Stensgaard told The Copenhagen Post that they are currently in the process of rebuilding the museum but are approximately two to three million kroner short due to a lack of investors.
‘We’ve been hopeful [of securing investors] for a long time and miracles can happen, but if we don’t get the funding within a week, we will have to close.’
The museum is home to more than 1,500 artefacts and pictures depicting erotica through the ages. If the museum is declared bankrupt then the collection will have to be sold off.
The museum plays host to dedicated exhibitions chronicling the life and times of Playboy magazine and Marilyn Monroe among others. A dress worn by the American actress is also displayed.
Stensgaard said the museum had been planning a number of celebrations this year, which now look to be in serious jeopardy. This year will mark the 15th anniversary since the museum opened its premises on Købmagergade street in central Copenhagen. 2008 also marks the 40th anniversary of the legalisation of pornography in Denmark.
‘We think it’s very important that people know about sexual and erotic history as it defines many gender roles today,’ said Stensgaard.
