MUVS – Museum für Verhütung und Schwangerschaftsabbruch
Wien, Austria
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MUVS – Museum für Verhütung und Schwangerschaftsabbruch is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on health, gender equality, education +1 more.
The Museum für Verhütung und Schwangerschaftsabbruch (MUVS) is a museum in Vienna run by a non-profit association. Its three exhibition rooms cover the history of contraception from ancient Egypt to modern methods for women and men, the development of pregnancy testing, and the history of abortion law from Maria Theresa's legislation to the present. The museum offers guided tours, audio and online tours, lectures, readings and a virtual special exhibition, and publishes educational brochures. It also campaigns for free access to contraception and abortion, including calls to decriminalise abortion and make the abortion pill available without prescription. The museum is located at Mariahilfer Gürtel 37 in Vienna's 15th district and is supported by the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health.
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Sex und Sterne Vortragsreihe
Education · Austria
Lecture series at the museum on sexuality and reproduction, combining science and astronomy themes.
Onlineführungen und Audioführungen
Heritage · Austria
Online and telephone audio tours presenting the museum's collection on contraception and abortion history.
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Österreichisches Museumsgütesiegel
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Kenneth Hudson Award (first prize winner)
Excellence Club: The Best in Heritage
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European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health
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