Opening hours and tickets

Museum Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 14:00-18:00 p.m.

(Guided tours must be booked in advance on +43 699 178 178 06 or fuehrungen@muvs.org)

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Admission prices

Adults € 10,-

Stem pessary made of 10 karat gold. Precursor of modern coils. Solid or perforated golden button of approx. 20 mm diameter, golden rod of about 60 mm length that prongs in a 'Y'-shape.

Students, Apprentices € 8,-

“My legally protected condom when drawn out.” The characteristics ‘extreme elasticity’ and ‘legal protection’ were intended to reflect the condom’s effectiveness. In the past, condoms were so unreliable that two had to be worn at the same time.

Club Vienna Card € 6,-

Soap is dissolved into a strong solution, which is squirted into the womb due to its irritant effect. The woman is also harmed by this intervention.
As soap abortions were so common, the shaken bottle was included as a visual aid in the collection of teaching material for professional development training of the Eutin police authority (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). It bears a little card with the label ‘abortion method'.

Pupils € 4,-

In the 1940s and ’50s, male frogs were used as reliable pregnancy tests: as soon as a woman becomes pregnant, her urine contains the pregnancy hormone. To determine its presence, both biochemical test strips, the most common method at present, and observation of the physiological reaction of animals have been employed. In the latter, a few drops of urine were injected under the frog’s skin. The animal producing sperm a few hours later provided proof of pregnancy. This test is extremely reliable and was used frequently until the 1960s, when it was replaced by modern methods.

Guided tours & groups

Prices for guided tours € 15,- incl. admission
per person € 15,- or flat rate € 90,-,
if fewer than 6 people take part.

The thin and pleasantly soft shell of the swim bladder was used as a condom. The large sturgeons, whose swim bladders were suitable, were very popular. To prevent them from slipping off, they had to be held in place with a rubber ring. Nevertheless, they were delicate and unsafe, and also very expensive.

For visitors up to 25 years
per person € 12,- incl. admission or a flat rate of € 90,- if less than 8 people take part.

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