Open AccessSigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson. Phallological Museum
Author(s) -
Dorian Knight
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
nordisk museologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2002-0503
pISSN - 1103-8152
DOI - 10.5617/nm.3026
Subject(s) - icelandic , globe , situated , german , national museum , doors , history , archaeology , visual arts , art history , anthropology , art , geography , sociology , engineering , psychology , philosophy , linguistics , structural engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , neuroscience
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.